Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acing (out)
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Attendees could try their hand at knocking over tin cans, throwing lassos and a ring toss.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025 -
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
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There were several games to keep an eye on — most notably the Arizona Wildcats knocking off the defending NCAA champion Florida Gators.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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But the Panthers probably weren’t knocking off the Bills regardless of the backfield split, especially with three offensive linemen leaving with injuries.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
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Sun pointed out that the resulting batteries demonstrated a potential energy density exceeding 500 watt-hours per kilogram at the cell level, a power level that could enable electric vehicles to achieve a much longer driving range per charge.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Premium floor and pit sections reach higher prices, with floor general admission seats at select venues exceeding $500.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
30 Oct. 2025
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Companies added 42,000 jobs for the month, following a decline of 29,000 in September and topping the Dow Jones consensus estimate for a gain of 22,000.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Within that, prestige revenue was down 4 percent, just topping $1 billion.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 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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Laureates are recognized for transcending national and ethnic boundaries, and for embodying the culture and arts of our time.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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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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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 6 Nov. 2025.
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