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as in to surpass
to go beyond the limit of
by resorting to corporal punishment, the teacher had clearly exceeded his authority
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as in to better
to be greater, better, or stronger than
her knowledge of French wines exceeds that of anyone else I know
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Recent Examples of exceed
Although both revenue and profit exceeded expectations, the stock still slipped in after-hours trading.
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CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
What the scores show Detroit Public Schools Community District bucked the state trend and improved its third grade reading scores, exceeding pre-pandemic levels of students scoring proficient or advanced.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025
After crafting last season’s roster that exceeded expectations, Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon is now tasked with taking the next step.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
This battery has actually been in operation since June, and the company says it's already exceeded its efficiency targets in the early days of optimizing its functions.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
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CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
What the scores show Detroit Public Schools Community District bucked the state trend and improved its third grade reading scores, exceeding pre-pandemic levels of students scoring proficient or advanced.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025
After crafting last season’s roster that exceeded expectations, Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon is now tasked with taking the next step.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
This battery has actually been in operation since June, and the company says it's already exceeded its efficiency targets in the early days of optimizing its functions.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceed
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Charlotte posted five different drives of eight plays or more, three of which surpassed 60 yards on the drive.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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The total of 823 munitions made the attack Russia's largest to date, surpassing the 741 munitions reported by the air force on July 9.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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But since his release, has worked to better the justice system, Johnson said.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The judge said he was moved by the supportive letters from prison guards and was amazed by the work the brothers had accomplished to better the lives of their fellow inmates.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
26 Aug. 2025
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Inbound travel bookings surged by more than 100% year-over-year, while outbound hotel and air ticket bookings topped 120% of the pre-COVID level for the same period in 2019, the company said.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Four mostly non-English titles topped the list in 2024, and all were mostly Korean-language efforts.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
31 Aug. 2025
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Friday’s total represented the second most in the Sanders era, eclipsed only by the 331-yard eruption by the Jayhawks last season at Arrowhead Stadium.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
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Immigration has now become the dominant political issue in Britain, eclipsing concerns over a faltering economy, as the country faces a record number of asylum claims and arrivals by migrants in small boats across the Channel, including more than 28,000 this year.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Exceed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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