aces (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of ace (out)
as in edges (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aces (out)
  1. exceeds
  2. surpasses
  3. tops
  4. eclipses
  5. transcends
  6. outstrips
  7. knocks over
  8. overtops
Verb
  • Whether this responsibility is given to a member of my executive team or my assistant, each person reliably steps up to the challenge and exceeds my expectations every time.
    — Martina Seferovic, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • An overdraft fee is charged if your bank approves and pays a transaction that exceeds your account balance.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Definition of exceeds
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Los Angeles tops the list, with 70% of Millennials renting their homes.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
  • Granted, Chambliss tops our College QB Tiers and might be good enough to shrug off the departures on his way to the Heisman Trophy anyway.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of tops
Verb
  • Whisenhunt generated 15 whiffs with his changeup, which eclipses Johnny Cueto (14) for the most by a Giant during the Statcast era.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
  • That already eclipses the full year issuance of $322 billion.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of eclipses
Verb
  • Few footballers control matches as consistently as Rodri, and his influence often transcends statistics.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • The strategy has catapulted her to cultural relevance that transcends social media.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of transcends
Verb
  • Saudi consumer loans grew ninefold since 2000, to 477 billion riyals — a pace that outstrips both population growth and GDP expansion.
    — Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
  • Her playful language scrambles to keep pace with a reality that forever outstrips it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of outstrips
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Definition of overtops
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