Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acing (out)
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Nicely played by Keanu Reeves, the character is the embodiment of every slacker screwup who’s going to just stumble through life, knocking over everything and everyone in his path.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
18 Oct. 2025 -
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
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Louisville made its season debut in the rankings after knocking off Miami.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Nuggets looked entirely lost during their 2024 exhibition slate, then came as close as anyone to knocking off Oklahoma City in the 2025 playoffs.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
14 Oct. 2025
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Two Milwaukee Democrats want to install technology in repeat reckless drivers' cars to prevent them from exceeding speed limits, similar to breathalyzer devices for OWI offenders.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The complaint refers to offers exceeding $100,000 related to licensing and promotion of trading cards for Brown, who is a junior.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The trio has 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,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Chinese marque just announced on Tuesday that the range-topping U9 Xtreme is the fastest production EV in Nürburgring Nordschleife history.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
22 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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But analysts are concerned that AI investment is outstripping earnings.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
24 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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