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aces (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of ace (out)

as in edges (out)

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That could mean a turnout that exceeds 22%, which also would be a record.

— Esme Murphy, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
But this trend stops working when the eruption exceeds a certain magnitude.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of exceeds

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This level of opposition even surpasses the 53% who oppose building nuclear power plants in their local areas.

— , CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
As Nancy Guthrie's status as a missing person surpasses the six-month mark, many are wondering what the future of the investigation will look like.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of surpasses

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If the objects’ origins were indeed found to be extraterrestrial, the technology of the alien species far eclipses any flying machines human beings have ever developed.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Franklin eclipses the record shared by Tracy Caulkins — who won five times in 1978 — and Libby Trickett, who did it in 2007.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of eclipses

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Her compensation as stated in the latest available tax filings outstrips the pay for leaders of much larger nonprofits in the homelessness arena.

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

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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