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
In extreme cases, water can overtop dams, causing a risk of failure.
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Water may overtop low stream banks in some areas.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Upon taking the court, the 2019 and 2021 Australian Open champion styled a Nike jacket overtop her black bodysuit and gray, black and white tennis skirt.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
Floodwaters overtopped the 124-foot tall Lake Lure hydroelectric dam today, forcing evacuations from the inundation zone downstream.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Water may overtop low stream banks in some areas.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Upon taking the court, the 2019 and 2021 Australian Open champion styled a Nike jacket overtop her black bodysuit and gray, black and white tennis skirt.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
Floodwaters overtopped the 124-foot tall Lake Lure hydroelectric dam today, forcing evacuations from the inundation zone downstream.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtop
Verb
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That number far exceeds any other program nationwide.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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The asylum process in Mexico is supposed to take about three months, said Mejía from UNHCR, but the number of cases exceeds the capacity of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid to process them.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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In a split decision, Tesla missed sales estimates but Alphabet topped forecasts.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Pacheco topped the Chiefs in rushing in 2022 (830 yards) and 2023 (935), and his draft class helped KC win nine straight playoff games before falling in last season’s Super Bowl.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 July 2025
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Interest payments are now the second-largest spending category in the federal budget, surpassing Medicare and defense in fiscal year 2024 and trailing only Social Security.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
19 July 2025
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As of 2025, Hawkins says that social media has officially become the business’s main source of income, surpassing both classes and commissions.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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Only Ichiro himself has eclipsed that total since, with his MLB-record 262 in 2004.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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The next one is a partial solar eclipse on Sept. 21, when up to 80% of the sun will be eclipsed by the moon as seen from the Pacific Ocean (including Fiji, Tahiti and New Zealand) and Antarctica.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
24 July 2025
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The performance, which bettered Wilson’s former U18 best of 44.20 from last year at the Holloway Pro Classic, moved the rising high school senior and Olympic gold medalist to No. 4 in the world at the distance.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Research has shown that expressing gratitude provides many health benefits including reducing depression, improving self-esteem, bettering sleep, lowering blood pressure and an increased sense of happiness and well-being.—
Rafael James,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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“Overtop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtop. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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