Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acing (out)
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They can be seen knocking over display cases, smashing glass and stuffing goods for sale into large black garbage bags.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025 -
When two people pop a small confetti cannon into the air, Speed launches himself back with a cry, knocking over the set and barely missing the cake that has his face on it.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Denver Broncos are feeling themselves after knocking off the defending Super Bowl champions.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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But New York’s play has been lethargic since nearly knocking off the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The study showed that the robot could make multiple turns exceeding 100 degrees along its body length when activated.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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But Vrabel’s methods are working, because the Patriots are exceeding expectations and punching above their weight atop the AFC East standings.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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The trio have been taking their chart-topping song on the road for live performances on Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Penn State's James Franklin’s recent losses to UCLA and Northwestern earned him a trip to buyout beach — Penn State owes Franklin a buyout topping $49 million, according to his term sheet, the second-largest severance payday in college football history.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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That fateful day, the dam collapsed, releasing a torrent of floodwater that swallowed thousands of homes in the area, ripping some off their foundations while leaving others severely damaged, and overtopping the Sanford Dam.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Biden administration’s former top energy adviser, Amos Hochstein, warned on Thursday that AI’s energy demand is at risk of outstripping supply.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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None of these feel substantial enough to totally explain Showgirl outstripping Tortured Poets to such a degree.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So much of her work is about love transcending class, not in a cheesy way, but precisely because of the importance of that transcendence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Elite athletes, though, are often outliers, transcending physiological norms, meaning many can and do perform at lower body fat percentages and remain healthy.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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New York — Build-A-Bear Workshop, the nearly 30-year-old toy brand, is having a breakout moment, eclipsing some of Wall Street’s biggest winners by targeting customers across a broad age range.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Streaming contributed 84,000 stream-equivalent sales to her total this week, eclipsing both Ed Sheeran’s Divide and her own previous studio album The Tortured Poets Department, both of which managed 79,000.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Acing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acing%20%28out%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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