outreaching

verb

present participle of outreach
as in exceeding
to go beyond the limit of the demand for power outreached the utility's ability to supply it

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  1. exceeding
  2. surpassing
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  • Shift toward utility-scale plants The current submissions represent a shift toward utility-scale plants exceeding 100 megawatts on single bodies of water.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Big Island could see 5 to 10 inches of rain, with isolated amounts exceeding a foot, while Maui might get up to 3 inches.
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • Here, in a sleepy suburb just outside the city along the banks of the River Avon, Jackson is in the process of running his 81st consecutive ultramarathon, surpassing the men’s record which stood at 80.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The biopic rocked the box office this summer, surpassing $1 billion in global ticket sales.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of surpassing
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“Outreaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outreaching. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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