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as in surpasses
to go beyond the limit of
by resorting to corporal punishment, the teacher had clearly exceeded his authority
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as in tops
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 exceeds
The full amount of the Child Tax Credit starts phasing out if your income exceeds $200,000 as a single taxpayer or $400,000 if filing jointly.
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Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
That death toll exceeds that of any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
—Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
If damage exceeds $1,000, or involves historic, archaeological, or irreplaceable natural features, the offense can escalate to a felony.
—Stephen Sorace , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Trump has taken this tradition to its logical extreme by exempting from legal consequences his supporters and those following his instructions—seeming to assert his supremacy over not just federal but state laws, which exceeds even the wide powers conferred by the Constitution.
—Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The company consistently exceeds EPS estimates, with solid growth expected in 2025/2026.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The state’s child care subsidy waitlist now exceeds 95,000 children.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
National debt now exceeds $38 trillion, with the government forking out in excess of $270 billion in debt interest payments alone in the final three months of fiscal year 2025.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Any local sales tax money that exceeds the base amount that state officials set for the county is referred to as the increment.
—Sofi Zeman
january 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
That death toll exceeds that of any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
—Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
If damage exceeds $1,000, or involves historic, archaeological, or irreplaceable natural features, the offense can escalate to a felony.
—Stephen Sorace , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Trump has taken this tradition to its logical extreme by exempting from legal consequences his supporters and those following his instructions—seeming to assert his supremacy over not just federal but state laws, which exceeds even the wide powers conferred by the Constitution.
—Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The company consistently exceeds EPS estimates, with solid growth expected in 2025/2026.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The state’s child care subsidy waitlist now exceeds 95,000 children.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
National debt now exceeds $38 trillion, with the government forking out in excess of $270 billion in debt interest payments alone in the final three months of fiscal year 2025.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Any local sales tax money that exceeds the base amount that state officials set for the county is referred to as the increment.
—Sofi Zeman
january 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceeds
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This price also surpasses the highest price ever paid for the even-more-expensive FXX Evo that followed the FXX, which is $6,060,959 (CHF 5,236,250) set by RM Sotheby's in Zurich in October 2025.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Jan. 2026
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Gartner, with three goals in the Rangers’ 8-3 victory over the Kings, surpasses Phil Esposito, Bobby Hull and Wayne Gretzky.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Affordability consistently tops the list of issues that California voters care about.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Kendrick Lamar tops this year’s Grammy nominations this year with nine, including in the marquee Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year categories that will be awarded during the primetime ceremony.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
1 Feb. 2026
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The issue for us transcends the avian flu.—
Hal Boedeker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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While download numbers and active users provide measurable milestones, Nayyar’s vision of success transcends traditional metrics.—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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But the data only tells them the ‘what’ not the ‘why’ — which is where experience still eclipses the cold, hard numbers in the data.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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Boasting 701 hp, the new 2026 Turbo S eclipses the GT2 RS as the most powerful 911 in history.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Exceeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceeds. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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