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ace (out)

verb

Definition of ace (out)

as in to better

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What began as a Christmas gift distribution for farmworker children has now blossomed into an ongoing effort to better the lives of farmworkers by churches in San Jose.

— Eliana Aguilar, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Second in Austria marked Verstappen’s best result of the season — bettering his third in Canada.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Definition of better

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The Lodging Association letter, which was written by executive director Fred Tayco, says charging hotels a flat fee could violate Proposition 26’s requirements that fees not exceed the reasonable cost of providing a service.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Near-record copper prices, exceeding $6 a pound, are prompting manufacturers to switch to aluminum, signaling a potential end to copper's boom.

— Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of exceed

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The leader of the Reform UK party – which is topping most UK opinion polls – resigned as a member of parliament for Clacton-on-Sea, his constituency in southeast England, on Tuesday, amid mounting controversy over undeclared financial donations.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
In recent years, with attendance at Latin Mass topping 4,000, the SSPX built a 1,500-seat, $42 million church high on its campus overlooking the tranquil town.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

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This rapid construction is currently outstripping the expansion of the country’s electricity and water infrastructure, fueling warnings from utilities, regulators, and policymakers.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
The false surplus sparked a sharp increase in spending that has outstripped revenues ever since.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of outstrip

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Organizers of celebrations months in the making had to adjust or cancel activities entirely as much of the East Coast sweltered under heat that approached and in many cases surpassed triple digits.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
With the more than 2,000-acre jump in size, the Aspen Acres fire has surpassed the 2012 High Park fire and sits behind the 2018 Spring Creek fire, which consumed 108,045 acres, according to the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control.

— Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 July 2026

Definition of surpass

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This challenge transcends typical software localization, demanding fundamental alterations to AI's core reasoning and output.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
The numbers in Newport Beach on Saturday night transcended those from a birthday celebration that turned chaotic in Huntington Beach in May 2021.

— Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 7 July 2026

Definition of transcend

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At those temperatures, the photosphere outshines the corona only because the plasma in the corona is so sparsely distributed.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 July 2026
That limits his position flexibility, which might make his roster spot difficult to hold onto if four other receivers outshine him.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Definition of outshine

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The speech-to-text or text-to-speech vendor that’s best today may be eclipsed in months, and large language models are now reshaping the bot layer itself.

— Ran Inbar, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
American Pie shot Reid straight to stardom, and her personal life soon eclipsed her professional one.

— Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026

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