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
Seawalls were overtopped in sections along Fort Lauderdale’s Riverwalk.
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Because the flooding has been a growing concern for Juneau over the past several years, city officials with federal assistance installed emergency flood barriers along several miles of riverbanks in the areas deemed most at risk for being overtopped.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Consider creating a well of ketchup to dip your hash browns into (rather than drizzling the ketchup overtop them), and legend has it some folks have smuggled their own toppings.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
Over time, the dam that blocked the Colorado River could have been overtopped and deeply eroded, eventually filling up with sediment.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 18 July 2025
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Because the flooding has been a growing concern for Juneau over the past several years, city officials with federal assistance installed emergency flood barriers along several miles of riverbanks in the areas deemed most at risk for being overtopped.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Consider creating a well of ketchup to dip your hash browns into (rather than drizzling the ketchup overtop them), and legend has it some folks have smuggled their own toppings.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
Over time, the dam that blocked the Colorado River could have been overtopped and deeply eroded, eventually filling up with sediment.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for overtop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtop
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Tens of thousands remain without power from last week’s storm while authorities distribute supplies and grapple with a growing death toll exceeding 100.—
Kristin M. Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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However, four players for Grand Canyon exceeded Buchanan’s point total, including three with 16 points, and senior guard Jaden Henley scored a game-high 20 — 18 of them in the second half.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
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One of Green’s favorite preparations is a pearl onion gratin, where frozen onions are slowly cooked with butter, a pinch of sugar, and warm spices until lightly caramelized, then finished with cream, Gruyère, and a crisp breadcrumb topping.—
Amber Love Bond,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
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Harun Ozalp | Anadolu | Getty Images Microsoft topped revenue and earnings estimates in its fiscal 2026 second quarter.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Time and time again our lives surpass themselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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In 18- to 34-year-olds, the number of churchgoers has still not surpassed pre-pandemic levels, with 6% in 2024, compared to 8% in 2018.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
28 Jan. 2026
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But in many organizations, that lesson gets distorted, with speaking eclipsing the far more powerful discipline of listening.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Spot gold eclipsed $5,100 an ounce for the first time on Monday before pulling back.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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Abramovich then opened new businesses in Anadyr and set about spending more of his own money on bettering the lives of local residents.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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Many of my small business clients are trying to figure out how to use AI to better their businesses.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Overtop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtop. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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