win out

British  

verb

1. informal (intr, adverb) to succeed or prevail as if in a contest

   sanity rarely wins out over prejudice

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win out Idioms  

1. Succeed, prevail, as in She was sure she'd win out if she persisted. [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

At this point, all we can hope is that his inherent cowardice will win out over his monstrous ego one more time.

From Salon

I couldn’t hang around any longer to see what would win out, though, because I had something else to do.

From Literature

Even if the developments have a modest incremental impact on, for example, small and medium-size businesses’ plans to reduce licenses and disrupt seat-based revenue models, it’s probably too early to ascertain the longer-term trends, according to Barclays: “We don’t know which theory will win out and it’s not clear that anyone does right now,” the analysts said.

From MarketWatch

But Billick believes the “human element” will inevitably win out — the game requires interpreting things on a gut level, he said.

From MarketWatch

But Billick believes the “human element” will inevitably win out — the game requires interpreting things on a gut level, he said.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• conquer
• dominate
• flourish
• overcome
• overwhelm
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• prosper
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• thrive
• trounce
• win