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ace (out)

verb

Definition of ace (out)

as in to better

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Asking for feedback is only one step of the process in bettering your organization.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Gogel rose 12 places with his 7-under 63, bettered only by Scotland's Stephen Gallacher in fifth with an 8-under 62, which included nine birdies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026

Definition of better

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Denker said that 288,000 free tickets were requested through a lottery system — exceeding the 130,000 spectators whom organizers plan to host on each of the event's two days.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Kalshi's counsel will note the number exceeds the entire US gaming industry's annual revenue, which is presumably the point.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of exceed

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The moment the number of pages outstripped the number of people who could reasonably classify them, the future belonged to crawlers and ranking systems.

— Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Her compensation as stated in the latest available tax filings outstrips the pay for leaders of much larger nonprofits in the homelessness arena.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of outstrip

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With the first movie becoming Blumhouse’s biggest opening ever in 2023, despite a theatrical day-and-date on Peacock, followed by last year’s sequel breaking multiple box office records, the franchise has surpassed $530M globally.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
Solar generation surged again in 2025 and, for the first time, surpassed wind as a source of global electricity.

— Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of surpass

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She was outshined in her own movie by Pugh’s Yelena, and Thunderbolts was a better film than Black Widow by quite a wide margin.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
That is, until a star gets too close and is shredded in an incredibly bright TDE that can outshine the combined light of every star in the supermassive black hole's host galaxy.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of outshine

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Neighbouring Devon should also encounter a high percentage of coverage, while people in Pembrokeshire, Wales, are set to see up to 94% of the sun eclipsed.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Across Algeria, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Poland and beyond, millions will see the sun set while deeply eclipsed.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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