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win out over (someone or something)

To defeat or prevail over someone or something, as in a competition, contest, or poll. We had a vote, and my design for the yearbook cover won out over all the others! I'm still in disbelief that our team won out over the reigning champions. No one thought we even stood a chance! I firmly believe that good will always win out over evil in the end.
See also: out, over, win
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win (out) (over someone or something)

to defeat someone or something. I hope our team wins out over you guys. Good teamwork always wins out.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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