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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
While individual leaves can reach 18 inches long, the plant itself rarely exceeds 8 inches in height.
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
That footprint far exceeds the longtime 39% limit on ownership of stations, which had been kept in place by both Republican and Democratic administrations over the past three decades.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Now, five years later, Zhao returns with Hamnet, a film that exceeds those high expectations.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Weekly engagement with ChatGPT now exceeds 400 million users globally.
—Denis Sinelnikov, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Saunders wowed me with her psychological acuity in her debut, The Distance Home, and this new offering exceeds that jewel.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
If revenue exceeds what is needed for school meals, the extra funds would be directed toward covering the cost of federal cuts to SNAP, and supporting outreach, administration, and access to benefits.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The downside of an untreated cavity almost certainly far exceeds any hypothetical harm from additional microplastic exposure.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
The Blade's durability also exceeds that of the Crucial T700, T705, and T710, which are all rated at 600TBW, 1,200TBW, and 2,400TBW for their 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB models, respectively.
—PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2025
Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
That footprint far exceeds the longtime 39% limit on ownership of stations, which had been kept in place by both Republican and Democratic administrations over the past three decades.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Now, five years later, Zhao returns with Hamnet, a film that exceeds those high expectations.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Weekly engagement with ChatGPT now exceeds 400 million users globally.
—Denis Sinelnikov, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Saunders wowed me with her psychological acuity in her debut, The Distance Home, and this new offering exceeds that jewel.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
If revenue exceeds what is needed for school meals, the extra funds would be directed toward covering the cost of federal cuts to SNAP, and supporting outreach, administration, and access to benefits.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The downside of an untreated cavity almost certainly far exceeds any hypothetical harm from additional microplastic exposure.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
The Blade's durability also exceeds that of the Crucial T700, T705, and T710, which are all rated at 600TBW, 1,200TBW, and 2,400TBW for their 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB models, respectively.
—PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceeds
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Yet Team Cherry, along with dozens of coders and others, working quietly and deliberately, has crafted something that rivals (and often surpasses) the work of those massive studios.—
Keller Gordon,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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That surpasses the size of a July attack by Moscow that was previously the largest of the war, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022.—
Svitlana Vlasova,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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Relatively snow-poor Zhejiang had nine indoor resorts in the latest year, tops among China’s provinces, followed by Hunan and Jiangsu.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Nvidia, which this summer became the first public company to hit $4 trillion in market value, tops TIME and Statista’s 2025 statistical ranking of the World’s Best Companies.—
Charlotte Hu,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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This issue transcends gender and age.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Strength in this area transcends all career levels and separates excellence from normality.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Most also reject the idea of celebrating a public figure’s death — and a substantial portion think the cost of gun deaths eclipses the need to safeguard the Second Amendment.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hype eclipses cash flows, and momentum overtakes fundamentals, leaving individual investors exposed to costly swings.—
Anmol Verma,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Exceeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceeds. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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