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as in experts
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
took a few lessons with a tennis ace to improve his backhand
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as in splashes
a very small amount
not an ace of truth in what she said
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as in inches
a very small distance or degree
came within an ace of being chosen for the part
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Recent Examples of aces
Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
When down 0-40 in the third game of the match after an exchange of breaks, Rybakina was able to serve her way out of trouble, helped by a first of 11 aces.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
In the coming years voters will have to grapple with those changes and determine new benchmarks, both for the lights-out aces whose arms couldn’t hold up and the steady workhorses who rarely missed a start.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Even before the legendary gunslinger Wild Bill Hickok was shot dead holding aces and eights at a Deadwood poker table, the practice of gambling—as a pastime and an enterprise—has been bound up in American identity.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Opposite hitter Jovana Brakočević led the Mojo with 10 kills with six digs and a pair of aces.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Rare earth metals, for example, are one of the aces up China’s sleeve.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
Ifenna Cos-Okpalla (seven kills, four blocks, two service aces) led them in blocks, with Morgan Perkins and setter Maddie Waak collecting three apiece.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025
The ballroom aces met on Broadway, kindled a romance on the reality dancing competition, and married in 2017.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Dec. 2025
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Gore, a 2025 All-Star, joins a Texas rotation that already sports two aces right at the top in Jacob deGrom and Nathan Eovaldi.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
When down 0-40 in the third game of the match after an exchange of breaks, Rybakina was able to serve her way out of trouble, helped by a first of 11 aces.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
In the coming years voters will have to grapple with those changes and determine new benchmarks, both for the lights-out aces whose arms couldn’t hold up and the steady workhorses who rarely missed a start.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Even before the legendary gunslinger Wild Bill Hickok was shot dead holding aces and eights at a Deadwood poker table, the practice of gambling—as a pastime and an enterprise—has been bound up in American identity.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Opposite hitter Jovana Brakočević led the Mojo with 10 kills with six digs and a pair of aces.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Rare earth metals, for example, are one of the aces up China’s sleeve.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
Ifenna Cos-Okpalla (seven kills, four blocks, two service aces) led them in blocks, with Morgan Perkins and setter Maddie Waak collecting three apiece.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025
The ballroom aces met on Broadway, kindled a romance on the reality dancing competition, and married in 2017.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aces
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Harvard experts recommend eating more slowly and paying attention to each bite — without distractions like phones or TV — to better recognize fullness cues and avoid overeating.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Gambling addiction experts have credited the wide receiver for changing lives.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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Not for escapism, per se – Roseberry’s Schiaparelli show, one of his finest and weirdest to date, vibrated with implications about our world’s rigid definition of beauty, with horns, feathers and splashes of neon – but for indulgence.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Add the carrot sauce and a couple splashes of pasta water, and toss to combine.—
Hailee Catalano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
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Saturday's strikes are a reminder that the death toll in Gaza is still rising even as the ceasefire agreement inches forward.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Where possible till new lawn sites 4 to 6 inches deep and level the soil before planting.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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The American super-brand nails its Tokyo offering with the right balance of East and West.—
Brandon Presser,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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Deutch nails every joke in this slapstick comedy that keeps the out-of-pocket zingers coming nonstop, complimented perfectly by her crew of Yellow Brick Road (Hollywood Boulevard) nomads.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2026
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Dogs kept some of their hierarchical instincts, replacing alpha wolves with their human masters.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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JPMorgan Goes Live on Ethereum Taylor re-recorded her albums to her own masters.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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My grandmother’s version typically called just for the addition of generous sprinklings of Lawry’s garlic salt and black pepper—and that’s it.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Dec. 2025
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Now, just two months after the Apopka community mourned the deaths of three teenagers on that dark stretch of Welch, Orange County is taking steps to make the road safer.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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Hochul’s Executive Budget proposal takes meaningful steps to address these challenges by expanding the types of affordable housing projects that qualify for Type II actions and a more streamlined environmental review process.—
Carlina Rivera,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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The overwhelming amount of digital evidence that both district attorneys and public defenders in Colorado must manage is so dire that state lawmakers created a task force to address the issue, which effects every criminal case in the state.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
23 Dec. 2025
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What effects the death of his son or other losses and loves had upon his plays are secrets that Shakespeare carried with him to the grave.—
James Shapiro,
The Atlantic,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Aces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aces. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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