Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aced (out)
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While trying to avoid a check in front of the home bench, Barton was knocked over the boards and appeared to hit his head.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026 -
Protesters knocked over a dumpster to try and block the street off from the line of officers moving eastward.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The outlets reported that Vine and several other riders were knocked off their bikes by the kangaroos about 45 miles into the 105-mile stage.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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The New England Patriots knocked off the Denver Broncos 10-7 in the AFC Championship Game, putting them back in the Super Bowl much quicker than expected.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The company said the Series F funding round had exceeded a $15B target, with investors including Valor Equity Partners, Stepstone Group, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Qatar Investment Authority, MGX and Baron Capital Group, along with previous investors Nvidia and Cisco Investments.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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As of late 2025, cumulative shipments of the 587Ah platform have exceeded 2 GWh.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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His picture topped newspapers across the country under headlines announcing that the killer had surrendered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The company’s share of its agreement with California — $55 million — is barely a speck on its balance sheet; revenue for Alphabet, Google’s parent company, topped $102 billion in its most recent quarterly earnings report.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Spot gold eclipsed $5,100 an ounce for the first time on Monday before pulling back.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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Yesterday was a disaster only eclipsed by Mondays statement made by Buffalo Bills regarding Sean's dismissal.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The number surpassed the historical pre-pandemic average by 37 percent, but remained significantly lower than the 2019 attendance figure of 1,351,000.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
29 Jan. 2026
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California’s budgets became dependent on a relatively few high-income taxpayers over the last four decades, as income taxes surpassed sales taxes to become the most important revenue source.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But Brewer says Starbucks has transcended its roots.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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This is the rare Bond movie that transcended its place within the franchise and became a modern classic in its own right.—
Sezin Devi Koehler,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Jan. 2026
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Its reservoirs have dropped dramatically as drought has persisted and water use has outstripped the shrinking supply.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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In that same six-year period, its trajectory far outstripped the still alarming surges in Medicare (25%) and Medicaid (32%), not to mention national defense (7%).—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Aced (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aced%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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