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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That is evident in the fact that last year’s Hogwarts Legacy, despite being the focus of intense discourse and threats of boycotts, went on to become the best-selling game of that year, beating out even Call of Duty, and now selling 30 million copies with a sequel already in the works.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Lutnick also beat out Linda McMahon for the role leading Commerce.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 19 Nov. 2024
The fact Warner beat out third Gators scholarship signal-caller Clay Millen, a Colorado State transfer, leaves UF in dire need of quarterback depth for Lagway in 2025.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
Stanton ran unopposed for the Democratic Party nomination, while Cooper beat out three other candidates in the Republican primary.
—Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Lutnick also beat out Linda McMahon for the role leading Commerce.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 19 Nov. 2024
The fact Warner beat out third Gators scholarship signal-caller Clay Millen, a Colorado State transfer, leaves UF in dire need of quarterback depth for Lagway in 2025.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
Stanton ran unopposed for the Democratic Party nomination, while Cooper beat out three other candidates in the Republican primary.
—Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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