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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Joe Cotton, Cincinnati Breakdown: The Bearcats had to beat out a number of challengers to land Cotton from South Dakota.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025
Reckoning and then beat out 2023’s Top Gun: Maverick as the holiday’s top opener of all time.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
The collection opens at No. 21, narrowly beating out the No. 25 peak of Kick, which debuted and peaked in November 2017.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
George, Hudson and Muhammad will need to beat out some veterans to earn spots on the roster, but Moore is optimistic about the competition that is brewing as the team gets ready for organized team activities later this month.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2025
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025
Reckoning and then beat out 2023’s Top Gun: Maverick as the holiday’s top opener of all time.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
The collection opens at No. 21, narrowly beating out the No. 25 peak of Kick, which debuted and peaked in November 2017.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
George, Hudson and Muhammad will need to beat out some veterans to earn spots on the roster, but Moore is optimistic about the competition that is brewing as the team gets ready for organized team activities later this month.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2025
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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