as in to overcome
to achieve a victory over
an Olympic swimmer who surmounted endless obstacles to achieve her goals
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Recent Examples of surmount
Raise the stakes, place insuperable obstacles before the protagonist, have the protagonist somehow surmount them while becoming braver and better.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
But the countries have significant issues to surmount before higher tariffs are set to snap back into effect between them in early August.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Those who want to surmount this challenge need to build systems that can treat trust as the default instead of the reward for perfect compliance.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The 3-1 deficit proved too much for the Dodgers to surmount — ending a day that had begun with so much optimism around Ohtani’s two-way talents with a dud of a performance and frustrating series loss in Queens.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
But the countries have significant issues to surmount before higher tariffs are set to snap back into effect between them in early August.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Those who want to surmount this challenge need to build systems that can treat trust as the default instead of the reward for perfect compliance.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The 3-1 deficit proved too much for the Dodgers to surmount — ending a day that had begun with so much optimism around Ohtani’s two-way talents with a dud of a performance and frustrating series loss in Queens.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surmount
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There can be ways to overcome the objections of the people who are concerned that new technology will make their jobs obsolete.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Meanwhile, a college in the U.K. has now stepped up and started offering classes on making and taking phone calls to help Gen Z overcome this fear.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
4 July 2025
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The Italian became the first man or woman from her country to defeat a top-3 seed at Wimbledon since the Open Era began in 1968.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Unlike other characters that need to jump on enemies to defeat them, DK can throw an endless stream of haymaker punches in all directions and can even rip chunks of rock and the ground itself out to throw with precision.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
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At the same time, niche and local players who master efficiency and identity—like Dragonfly and Goodlyfe—can still carve out major wins.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Stylish outfit equations have never been easier to master.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
25 June 2025
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The singer-songwriter first conquered the tally in May 2021 with Latest Record Project, Volume 1.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Oasis were always unashamed in their ambition and bold about conquering the world, but they were staggered by the experience of playing at their club’s home stadium.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
29 June 2025
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The foremost innovators in the textile-to-textile recycling space are evolving from start-ups to scale-ups — and many are taking their operations global.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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The Jay, sliding head-first, took a Jazz Chisholm Jr. knee to the throat and exited the game.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 July 2025
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“Surmount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surmount. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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