as in to exceed
to be greater, better, or stronger than
a manager whose arrogance was overtopped only by his ineptitude
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Recent Examples of overtop
Multiple drainage canals in Metairie were overtopped and overflowed into streets and neighborhoods according to Scott Walker, Council At-Large for Jefferson Parish.
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CBS News, 12 Sep. 2024
Barriers built in Italy to stop Mt. Etna’s lava flows in 1992 slowed the flow, but the lava eventually overtopped each one.
—Loÿc Vanderkluysen, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2024
Officials ordered evacuations due to widespread flash flooding as the system overtopped drainage systems and several Georgia dams.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
The lake at Suicide Basin filled to the brim and then overtopped the glacier on August 1, city officials reported.
—Eric Zerkel, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
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CBS News, 12 Sep. 2024
Barriers built in Italy to stop Mt. Etna’s lava flows in 1992 slowed the flow, but the lava eventually overtopped each one.
—Loÿc Vanderkluysen, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2024
Officials ordered evacuations due to widespread flash flooding as the system overtopped drainage systems and several Georgia dams.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
The lake at Suicide Basin filled to the brim and then overtopped the glacier on August 1, city officials reported.
—Eric Zerkel, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
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In the past decade, according to Department of Homeland Security data shared with The New Yorker, the number of deportations that originated with an arrest inside the country by Immigration and Customs Enforcement hasn’t exceeded one hundred and five thousand in a single year.Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
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As the stakes mount, CNBC Pro screened for stocks in the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq exceeding $1 billion in market value, with the highest positive correlation with bitcoin over a 60-day period starting mid-November.Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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Earthy base notes like patchouli and cedarwood are met with lighter scents like pomegranate and clove, and topped with baeis rose and artemisia to keep things dynamic—and addictive.Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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Sponsored by There are few moments that top an afternoon in the Caribbean during golden hour.Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
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If Singapore is going to surpass Hong Kong as a financial hub, core to its strategy is wealth management.Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 27 Nov. 2024
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All told, six Cardinals players have surpassed 100 yards rushing, and four, led by Davenport and Morozov, have at least 100 receiving.Rich Scherr, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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Two satellites fly in formation to form an external coronagraph in space, with one satellite eclipsing the sun to allow the second to study the solar corona, the scorching and dynamic region of the sun's atmosphere that is typically obscured by the bright light of the sun's disk.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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The company was once a dominant force in the semiconductor industry but has been eclipsed by rival Nvidia, which has cornered the market for chips that run artificial intelligence systems.Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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Among these creators are young changemakers working toward bettering their lives and the lives of others, too.Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Since 2018-19, only Liverpool (with 7.6 per game in 2021-22) have bettered that in a Premier League campaign, but 2024-25 City are down at 4.9 final-third regains a match — that’s their lowest such figure under Guardiola.Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Overtop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtop. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.
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