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ace out

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  1. Get the better of, defeat, as in Our team is bound to ace them out , or Those calculus problems aced me out again . [ Slang ; mid-1900s]

  2. Take advantage of or cheat someone, as in John thought they were trying to ace him out of his promised promotion . [ Slang ; c. 1920]


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Then on his first match point, Sinner spun an ace out wide on the deuce court to finish the match off in a brisk 1 hour, 25 minutes.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2023

Then on his first match point, Sinner spun an ace out wide on the deuce court to close in 1 hour, 25 minutes.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 12, 2023

Darrick Forrest, a big-hitting safety and special teams ace out of Cincinnati, was dubbed a “culture” guy.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2022

Raducanu served well throughout the match against Sherif, clinching victory on her third match point - and first on serve - with an ace out wide.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2021

Now I’ve pulled that ace out of the hole, taken a good look, and found that it’s useless to me, devalued over time.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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