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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
took a few lessons with a tennis ace to improve his backhand
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as in shred
a very small amount
not an ace of truth in what she said
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as in inch
a very small distance or degree
came within an ace of being chosen for the part
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as in skilled
having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
an ace computer programmer
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as in to practise
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Recent Examples of ace
Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
In Latest Survey—Though Majority Reject National Guard Takeovers Every entrepreneur has ace cards no one else holds.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
Proctor put an end to the match against the Patriots with an ace.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Joining him were a band of equally ace musicians with Windy City roots, including guitarist Isaiah Sharkey, bassist Junius Paul, keyboardist Andrew Toombs, and drummer Brandon Collins.
—Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2023
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Noun
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal is the overwhelming favorite for the American League Cy Young award.
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Human creativity was brought to the Army’s attention by World War II fighter aces like Gabby Gabreski.
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Emphasise using your ace cards over working on your weaknesses.
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But experts remain skeptical about Martínez’s theory of a burial connected to Taposiris Magna.—
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Since chimps are more like humans than cats or dogs, a unique blend of human and veterinary medicine was necessary to find the right surgical approach, experts said.—
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The film’s devastating revelations of intimate betrayals dispel nostalgia and sentiment down to the last shreds.—
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But Trump in his second term has discarded any remaining shreds of conservative restraint (small government?—
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The 5-foot-1-inch singer with a very big voice is due to give birth to her first child, a girl, in two weeks.—
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The 1-inch block heel provides a slight height boost while remaining as easy to walk in as flats.—
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La Galerie du 19M Tokyo, which opens to the public on Tuesday, underlines the importance of skilled labor in the face of AI, generational transition and debate about the value of luxury goods, as the house prepares for the first show by its new artistic director Matthieu Blazy.—
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The additional hurdle for H-1B visas—a category for high-skilled workers that many tech companies rely upon—could undermine America’s ability to attract top tech talent, Bansal explained.—
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Bettany played English poet and writer Geoffrey Chaucer in the medieval action-comedy, which starred Ledger as William Thatcher, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, who forges a new identity for himself as a knight when his master dies.—
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The show, starring Ricardo Gómez and Óscar Jaenada, explores the friendship between a shy young man preparing for the application tests for public office while working as a part-time taxi driver and a master bullfighter.—
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While parents unwind at the spa or shop for resort wear at the excellent on-site clothing boutique, children can head to the kids’ club, a hillside complex with an adventure playground, modeled after a Spanish farmhouse, with a wet splash zone and a shallow pool.—
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For families, the massive pool, complete with twisting water slides and splash pads, is a major draw.—
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But senior Biden administration officials saw it as a further step toward the dismantling of the nation’s constitutional democracy.—
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The first steps have been hard, but with a solid system and team buy-in, early-stage AI implementation is already a huge productivity booster.—
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The Norwegian director Joachim Trier, best known for his Oslo trilogy (including the Oscar-nominated The Worst Person in the World, also starring Reinsve), is remarkably adept at unearthing universal truths from hyperspecific characters.—
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Shildt is as proactive (and arguably as adept) as any manager in the game at employing his relievers to navigate victories.—
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“Ace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ace. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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