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
Floodwaters overtopped the 124-foot tall Lake Lure hydroelectric dam today, forcing evacuations from the inundation zone downstream.
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NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Floodwaters overtopped a nearby dam and poured into the valley on his property near Cashton.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
For her part, Meghan Markle continued her quiet luxury style streak, wearing linen trousers, a short-sleeve knit sweater in a shade of mocha and a striped cream and mocha sweater overtop her shoulders.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
In extreme cases, water can overtop dams, causing a risk of failure.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
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NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Floodwaters overtopped a nearby dam and poured into the valley on his property near Cashton.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
For her part, Meghan Markle continued her quiet luxury style streak, wearing linen trousers, a short-sleeve knit sweater in a shade of mocha and a striped cream and mocha sweater overtop her shoulders.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
In extreme cases, water can overtop dams, causing a risk of failure.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overtop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtop
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Miller appeared in only six of Minnesota’s 12 playoff games, exclusively in garbage time and failing to exceed one minute of playing time in any contest.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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The priciest units sold so far exceeded $3,000 per square feet, a metric used to compare neighborhoods.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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The latter, of course, also ended up topping the Eurovision leaderboard.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Simon Property Group — The real estate investment trust slid 2% despite first-quarter revenue topping expectations.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
13 May 2025
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These numbers have surpassed the totality of last year's infections, which added up to just 285 across 32 states with 16 distinct outbreaks and 69% of cases being outbreak-associated.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Infections have surpassed the number of cases that occurred during a 2019 outbreak in New York, previously the largest one, the CDC said.—
Dan Gorenstein,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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Strategy’s stock eclipsed most of the S&P 500 with a 2024 return of more than 320%.—
Korok Ray,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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For a little more than a month, the 145% tariff Trump placed on imports from China vastly eclipsed tariffs on other nations’ imports.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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Rose has been one of the best putters in major championships in recent years: since the beginning of 2023, his average of 0.90 strokes gained putting per round is only bettered by Harris English (1.02).—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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With this acquisition, Richer Poorer will now be folded into Andie’s high-performing e-commerce operations, enabling the brand to better leverage data to drive customer acquisition, optimize inventory and accelerate growth.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
13 May 2025
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“Overtop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtop. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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