aced

past tense of ace

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for aced
Verb
  • More Getty Images The Boston Bruins defenseman, known more for his bruising hits than his short game, nailed the par-3.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In Debruge’s view, White nailed the assignment.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Across the board, movements were elegant and practiced; occasionally, startling innovations were deployed.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The suspect has not practiced medicine since 2017 and hasn't been imprisoned throughout the eight-year investigation, France 24 noted.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Indeed, colleges and universities across the nation have implemented hiring freezes, laid off staff, paused investments, and accepted fewer students, among other actions, in response to their possible budget gaps.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • It was never fully implemented under Kaegi’s predecessor, Joe Berrios, a Tribune and ProPublica investigation found.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • From 1986 to 1989, the yearly excursions brought about 70 eaglets to Indiana.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Each month has brought about an amazing release; building anticipation for the time to come.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The work of both artists is among the many precedents for what Swift has accomplished.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Cincinnati Bengals have accomplished said rare feat, as the first official injury report for Week 1 holds no players.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The veteran has at times performed for the Padres, but his latest clunker — Cortes yielded six runs over 2 1/3 innings — continued an alarming trend for a rotation that has gone nine consecutive games without an outing of more than five innings.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Paramedics performed life-saving measures on the boy, but couldn't save him; he was pronounced dead at the scene.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The effect was achieved through volume capture technology.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In 2022, the company achieved the world’s first test of a megawatt-class, multi-kilovolt hybrid electric propulsion system in altitude conditions simulating single-aisle commercial flight.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Aced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aced. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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