aced (out)

past tense of ace (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for aced (out)
Verb
  • Emma Stone was spotted speaking with Felix from Stray Kids, but both jumped when a crowd of guests knocked over one of the metal chairs — despite security’s best efforts to protect the central table.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Small children and elderly people can accidentally be knocked over, so give your dog space or redirect their zoomies to a safer area like a dog park.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ronan O’Connell went 9-for-13 for 86 passing yards and rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns, while Gianni Deprimeo had 140 rushing yards, a touchdown and two interceptions as Winchester (6-0) knocked off Arlington 35-21 in the Middlesex League.
    Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The second came in 2021, when the Gophers knocked off rival and 18th-ranked Wisconsin, 23-13, in Minneapolis.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Goldman Sachs delivered robust earnings for the third quarter of 2025, posting numbers that exceeded analyst expectations and reflected a sharp recovery in capital markets activity, investment banking, and wealth management.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Selective retailing also exceeded expectations, up 7 percent.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When combining all these factors, the index found Norway topped the list.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Over the past four years in the Sacramento region housing market, five residential sales topped $7 million.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But by 2016, the company’s expenditure eclipsed its sales.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
  • That figure, already the highest on record, is expected to be eclipsed in 2025 as the focus on CEO accountability intensifies, with 25 CEOs resigning year to date after coming under activist pressure, with 20% of the departures occurring at S&P 500 companies.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The aquarium met and surpassed its goal to raise the funds for its sea otter conservation program in less than eight hours, averaging about $100,000 in sales every 15 minutes, MacDonald said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Bouanga, who surpassed Vela as LAFC’s all-time leading scorer this season, had won the Golden Boot in 2023 and was seeking to become only the sixth multi-time winner in league history and the first since Bradley Wright-Phillips did it with the New York Red Bulls (2014, 2016).
    Avi Creditor, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The romantic sparks transcended the boundaries of the screen, with the pair dating in real life from 2007 to 2010.
    Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Over 30 years later, the event has transcended the Brewers, parodied and imitated in equal measure.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With just over 3 million residents—most of them foreign workers—the gas-rich Gulf emirate has outstripped its physical limits to become one of the most influential foreign players in geopolitics.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Over the past 25 years, the acceleration of gene-sequencing tech has vastly outstripped any improvements in computational technology, either in memory or speed of processors.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Aced (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aced%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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