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aced (out)

verb

past tense of ace (out)

as in knocked over

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Another time, happy hour was almost doomed after someone knocked over the Nalgene bottle of pre-mixed margaritas.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
The strong gales knocked over a Waffle House sign onto a car in Panama City Beach, Florida.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of knocked over

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Players from both benches continued to flock from the bullpen onto the field, and several players’ helmets were knocked off during the incident.

— Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
Spain will take on defending champion Argentina in the championship game on Sunday after the Spaniards upset France and Argentina knocked off England in the semis.

— Bob Harkins, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of knocked off

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Sales of the company's diabetes drug Ozempic and overall obesity portfolio exceeded analyst estimates for the quarter, according to StreetAccount.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Advertising revenue was up 78% in that period, largely due to World Cup, which exceeded the company’s expectations.

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

Definition of exceeded

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The breakfast buffet features Japanese items like vegetable curry, onsen eggs, natto and miso soup, along with fluffy taro pancakes topped with coconut or guava syrup, quiches and local fruits.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 3 Aug. 2026
The song, which also topped the charts in more than a dozen countries, won three Grammy Awards in 2012 including record of the year, song of the year and best short form music video.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of topped

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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
However, what's been largely overlooked is the scale of the partially eclipsed sunset across Europe and northwest Africa.

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

Definition of eclipsed

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Dance The ballet dancer Misty Copeland’s fight on behalf of Black dancers, who have traditionally been underrepresented in ballet, along with the determination and grace that have characterized her own rise, has arguably transcended the art itself.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
Danhausen transcended into the mainstream zeitgeist after cursing and un-cursing the New York Knicks en route to the team winning the NBA Championship after a 52-year drought.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of transcended

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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
That overwhelming demand for data center buildouts has vastly outstripped the industry’s ability to supply it.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

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