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ace (out)

verb

Definition of ace (out)

as in to better

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As a senator, her priorities include supporting economic development, bettering police and community relations, securing funding for educational programs and passing policies for affordable housing, according to her campaign website.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
His hopes for The Situation is to better the experience of other disadvantaged creatives climbing the ranks today.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of better

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With annual revenues that can exceed hundreds of billions of dollars, these financial dynasties have made their mark both nationwide and across the globe.

— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
In-store shopping generally exceeds online in every state except Maryland and New York, where online is the narrow leader.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of exceed

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Jersey tops start at about 400 euros; dresses range from 650 to 1,000 euros; jackets from 1,200 to 1,400 euros, and the most elaborate dresses top 2,000 euros.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology topped the list of national universities, and Williams College ranked first among the list of national liberal arts colleges.

— Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of top

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Sentence lengths have increased in that time, keeping people behind bars for longer and outstripping the number of new prisons being built, even as overall crime rates have fallen during the last decade.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Micron makes a mix of semiconductor memory and data storage products that have seen demand dramatically outstrip supply thanks to the artificial intelligence boom.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of outstrip

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Supporters collected more than 1 million petition signatures in support of the measure, surpassing the 874,641 needed to qualify.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Just over 24 hours after its release, Panteón Rococó’s Tiny Desk session had already surpassed 1 million views on YouTube.

— Natalia Cano, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of surpass

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Two translations—of poems by the Indian mystic Mirabai and the contemporary Romanian poet Radu Vancu—seek to inhabit and transcend the history that holds up the present.

— Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Maturity Employers value maturity in a manner that transcends age.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of transcend

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But doubt crept into the stands as the game wore on, the mounting tension at times outshining the spiritwear.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
McNeely’s portrait of a laboring mother, swathed in glowing fields of chartreuse, outshines (again, literally) art history’s greats.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of outshine

Verb

The homer eclipsed Babe Ruth’s 34-year-old single-season home run record.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
For presence and volume, though, Emma is soon eclipsed by the President of the United States (John Goodman), a bellowing buffoon in a Trump-red tie.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

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