outreaches

verb

present tense third-person singular of outreach
as in exceeds
to go beyond the limit of the demand for power outreached the utility's ability to supply it

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  1. exceeds
  2. surpasses
  3. transcends
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  • Demand already exceeds the available clinical workforce, so time freed from documentation, scheduling, or intake doesn’t have to mean fewer people doing the same work.
    — Bill Miller, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The unit is said to endure 20,000 cycles at a 100% depth of discharge, a number which exceeds the typical lithium-ion warranty by a number of decades.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of exceeds
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  • While debates about building AI that surpasses human intelligence, flashy new gadgets and AI spending tend to dominate tech events, tech talks at last week’s Oakland Tech Week often had a different vibe.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Its best parts have a grandeur that surpasses its industrial settings and gets at something eerie and transcendent.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of surpasses
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  • Most importantly, the technology transcends stage gimmick and is essential to telling the story.
    — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • What starts as a brief encounter blossoms into a romance that transcends national borders.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of transcends
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“Outreaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outreaches. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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