as in exceeds
to be greater, better, or stronger than
a manager whose arrogance was overtopped only by his ineptitude
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Recent Examples of overtops
No stepping off the sidewalk into a puddle of slush that overtops your work shoes, soaking your socks for the rest of the day.
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Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
On rainy and high tide days, the track and baseball field nearby can get submerged in ankle deep water as the river overtops the old seawall.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
On rainy and high tide days, the track and baseball field nearby can get submerged in ankle deep water as the river overtops the old seawall.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtops
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During this transition, plants tend to experience water stress, as the rate of water leaving the leaves exceeds uptake by the roots.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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That exceeds any decline during the pandemic in 2020 and marks the biggest one-day drop on AAA data since November 22, 2008, amid the Great Recession.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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The former controller of fiction at the BBC adds that the breadth of the TOBS fan base surpasses Downton.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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Top graded Pomona College ( A+) has UNAEP to expenses of over 600% and Grinnell College in Iowa’s ratio surpasses 1,000%.—
Matt Schifrin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The home run Friday was her 15th of the season, tops in the section.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Driven by persistent inflation, uncertain interest rates, fluctuations in energy markets, and intensifying regional conflicts, as well as unpredictable global trade policies, economic volatility tops their list—not a surprise considering the current uncertainty in the geopolitical landscape.—
Jim DeLoach,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Leapfrogs OpenAI With the latest funding round, which was led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks and Sequoia Capital, Anthropic eclipses OpenAI in valuation for the first time.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Paxton, for his part, says his work leading Texas in lawsuits against Democrats and their policies in Washington eclipses Cornyn's long tenure in office.—
Claudia Grisales,
NPR,
26 May 2026
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“Overtops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtops. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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