beat out
verb
beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out
1
: to make or perform by or as if by beating
2
: to mark or accompany by beating
3
: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base
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The latter beat out Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Gladiator II and September 5 for Best Movie for Grownups during the ceremony.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
In a surprise to some, Hay beat out New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft to become the finalist from the contributor category, as chosen by the nine-person contributor committee.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Mahomes, Kelce and the rest of the team beat out the Eagles by just a few points, winning 38-35.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
The record beat out André 3000’s New Blue Sun, Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet, Charli XCX’s Brat, Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft, Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, and Jacob Collier’s Djesse Vol. 4.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
In a surprise to some, Hay beat out New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft to become the finalist from the contributor category, as chosen by the nine-person contributor committee.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Mahomes, Kelce and the rest of the team beat out the Eagles by just a few points, winning 38-35.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
The record beat out André 3000’s New Blue Sun, Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet, Charli XCX’s Brat, Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft, Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, and Jacob Collier’s Djesse Vol. 4.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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