Thesaurus results for ACED (OUT)

aced (out)

verb

past tense of ace (out)

as in knocked over

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Another woman also said she was almost knocked over and was afraid she'd be hurt, Curtis said.

— Neal Riley, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
The Regional Parks Department said on social media that at least 10 light poles and several street signs were knocked over.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of knocked over

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Those include hot water temperatures of 86 to 88 degrees, as well as weak upper-level winds that allow the storm to develop without being knocked off-kilter.

— Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
The district’s current representative, Angel Velez, was knocked off the ballot.

— Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of knocked off

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The Independent Payment Advisory Board, which was supposed to force automatic Medicare cuts if spending exceeded target growth rates, was repealed in 2018 without ever becoming operational.

— Dana P. Goldman, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
For instance, the agency allowed some states to ban enrollees from using food stamps to buy soda and candy, although a federal judge earlier this year ruled that the Agriculture Department exceeded its authority in implementing the rules.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of exceeded

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The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for nine consecutive weeks, became an instant hallmark of the mid-2000s, and cemented Ne-Yo’s brand of heartfelt autofiction.

— Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
Arsenii Dukhno of Russia, who topped qualifying, bounded out of bounds after overcooking a tumbling sequence and wound up sixth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of topped

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Mensah, meanwhile, eclipsed 300 passing yards and three touchdowns for the fourth time in seven games with Miami.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
The money raised by the candidates is eclipsed by the funds raised by outside committees working on each candidate’s behalf, which aren’t bound by contribution limits.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of eclipsed

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The other two laptops again outstripped the RTX Spark model, thanks largely to their higher TDP thresholds.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026
Since Western Australia’s Argyle Mine closed in 2020, the demand for pink diamonds has outstripped a rapidly dwindling supply.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026

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aced (out)

ace in the hole

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