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as in surpassed
to go beyond the limit of
by resorting to corporal punishment, the teacher had clearly exceeded his authority
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as in eclipsed
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 exceeded
Micron, one of the world's leading suppliers of DRAM and NAND flash memory chips, exceeded estimates on top and bottom lines and gave a strong forecast for the current quarterly period.
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Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Demand for the scholarships far exceeded the available slots, with over 42,000 applications submitted.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
His love of wealth could be exceeded only by his love of pomp and display.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
As search teams set about recovering bodies from the charred government buildings, the death toll rose to more than seventy, and the number of injured exceeded two thousand.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The audience at the event exceeded the stadium's capacity of 63,400, with overflow crowds watching the pyrotechnics and high-profile speeches from secondary venues.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
The flow-of-traffic speed sometimes exceeded the 70-mph standard maximum.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
The qualifying session exceeded a duration of 100 minutes, a step away from the usual 60 minutes.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
But despite the record, in 2023, imports exceeded exports by $21 billion.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Demand for the scholarships far exceeded the available slots, with over 42,000 applications submitted.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
His love of wealth could be exceeded only by his love of pomp and display.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
As search teams set about recovering bodies from the charred government buildings, the death toll rose to more than seventy, and the number of injured exceeded two thousand.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The audience at the event exceeded the stadium's capacity of 63,400, with overflow crowds watching the pyrotechnics and high-profile speeches from secondary venues.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
The flow-of-traffic speed sometimes exceeded the 70-mph standard maximum.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
The qualifying session exceeded a duration of 100 minutes, a step away from the usual 60 minutes.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
But despite the record, in 2023, imports exceeded exports by $21 billion.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceeded
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Notably, Americans’ stock ownership has surpassed that of the late 1990s, just before dot-com bubble burst, said John Higgins, chief markets economist at the consultancy Capital Economics.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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What happened then has already been surpassed, as this field is moving so fast that a year is like a decade in many other fields.—
Rick Tumlinson,
Space.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Mahomes previously eclipsed Aikman’s career mark for touchdown passes (248 for Mahomes to Aikman’s 165).—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
23 Sep. 2025
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With Sunday’s crowd of 46,601 in the regular-season home finale, the Dodgers eclipsed the 4-million mark in attendance for the first time in franchise history, drawing 4,012,470 fans in 81 games in Chavez Ravine, an average of 49,537 per game.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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Central Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria, Scottsdale and Tempe all saw more than an inch, while gauges in Fountain Hills topped 2 inches, according to the Maricopa County Flood Control District.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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In this dish the chickpeas are blended with a pumpkin stew and topped with crunchy plantain.—
Marc Williams,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Exceeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceeded. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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