Thesaurus results for ACES (OUT)

aces (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of ace (out)

as in edges (out)

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The typical Black family holds just 15% of the wealth of the typical white family, and the average wealth gap between white and Hispanic families exceeds $1 million per household.

— Arellana Barela Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
This book argues that the damage of the Wilmington massacre and coup, already great, far exceeds the number of people murdered on November 10, 1898.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 July 2026

Definition of exceeds

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Historically, American women had higher rates of labor force participation than did women in most other countries, but Scandinavia now easily surpasses the United States by this metric.

— Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron is either tied with former President François Hollande as the most unpopular French president of the past half century, or surpasses him in unpopularity, depending on the poll used.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026

Definition of surpasses

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That eclipses the previous record of 23 set by FX’s The Bear in 2024 and matched in 2025 by Apple TV’s The Studio.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 July 2026
The massive digital gain eclipses the combined total of Black Friday and Cyber Monday from late 2025, according to Adobe.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 June 2026

Definition of eclipses

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That outstrips the net gain of $666 billion investors took home from the last decade of startup investing, says Meghan Reynolds, managing partner at tech fund Altimeter.

— Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Anthropic’s recent Mythos Preview highlights how AI can identify vulnerabilities at a pace that outstrips most organizations’ ability to patch them.

— Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026

Definition of outstrips

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In addition to the characters, the set features two love notes and a flowerpot, which Derpy Tiger notoriously knocks over.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 16 June 2026
But as much as the ratings monopoly has taken its share of knocks over the decades, it has never been supplanted as the anchor of the $70 billion-plus TV ad business.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Definition of knocks over

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No stepping off the sidewalk into a puddle of slush that overtops your work shoes, soaking your socks for the rest of the day.

— Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
On rainy and high tide days, the track and baseball field nearby can get submerged in ankle deep water as the river overtops the old seawall.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026

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