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- noun Plural form of
ace . - noun poker slang A pair of
aces .
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Examples
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A tenderfoot was watching a game of poker, He stood behind the dealer, and he saw the dealer deal himself four aces from the bottom of the deck.
THEFT 2010
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Serena had an 8-1 edge in aces and 19-7 in winners.
Serena reaches semifinals, Venus ousted at Italian Open 2010
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So the young aces from the Mission come trooping in, and they want to see the head man.
VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » What’s A “Community Organizer”? 2008
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He's an awsome actor and he can play a serious role a very well. (amityville horror, smokin aces).
Rumor: Matthew McConaughey Possibly Captain America - Blasphemy! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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So the young aces from the Mission come trooping in, and they want to see the head man.
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That's how Boston made Cleveland's twin aces, C.C. Sabathia and Fausto Carmona, look ordinary and worse in the ALCS.
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He and Nestor compiled a 28-5 edge in aces, but also committed 45 unforced errors.
USATODAY.com - Knowles, Nestor win longest doubles match in Grand Slam history 2006
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Martin withstood 33 aces from the big-serving Croatian in a match where neither player dropped serve.
USATODAY.com - Roddick, Agassi coast into Aussie Open's third round 2004
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Serena had the edge in aces served through five matches.
USATODAY.com - Notebook: Hantuchova draws more Web hits than Kournikova 2003
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Here's my two cents: Trading Buchholz and prospects for Felix makes sense because it enables the Sox to let Beckett walk in 2011 while keeping the rotation stacked with four potential "aces" - one of the being just 24 years old.
MVN 2009
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