as in overcame
to achieve a victory over
an Olympic swimmer who surmounted endless obstacles to achieve her goals
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Recent Examples of surmounted
Especially noteworthy were the women staff members, many of whom had surmounted layers of education and language training to assume their roles.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
Carlson also missed the excitement Friday, when the Ducks surmounted deficits of 2-1 and 5-4, scoring in the final minute before withstanding a barrage – and a four-on-three power play – in overtime to edge past the Montreal Canadiens in a shootout.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
Many people believed this couldn’t be surmounted, and work on the problem largely stopped.
—Michael Moyer, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2025
But as long as money is changing hands, there is an invisible barrier between them and a power differential that can’t be surmounted.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
Carlson also missed the excitement Friday, when the Ducks surmounted deficits of 2-1 and 5-4, scoring in the final minute before withstanding a barrage – and a four-on-three power play – in overtime to edge past the Montreal Canadiens in a shootout.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
Many people believed this couldn’t be surmounted, and work on the problem largely stopped.
—Michael Moyer, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2025
But as long as money is changing hands, there is an invisible barrier between them and a power differential that can’t be surmounted.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surmounted
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Florida overcame a 10-point first-half deficit and dug out of a 12-point hole after intermission on Sunday, but could not close out the Hawkeyes, who will face Nebraska on Thursday in Houston.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Aztecs overcame McNeese’s pressure defense with some long-range shots and were perfect from the foul line for a second straight game at USD’s Jenny Craig Pavilion to defeat the Cowgirls 56-41 and land a spot in the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament quarterfinals.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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But the Royals have never defeated the Wave, and fell to 0-2 on the season.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Ironically, Swalwell defeated an incumbent to get elected to Congress in the first place, largely on the attack that his opponent was never in the district.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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For example, 53% of CISD students mastered grade level in its 2024 STAAR scores, compared with 14% in Uplift Education, which was the lowest among the four charter schools presented on the chart.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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This is more than the one-and-done era, which Calipari mastered; or the advent of the 3-point line, which Pitino owned before everyone else.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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The gatherers chanted pro-monarchy slogans, including wishes of happy birthday to Pahlavi, who was born around the same day in October that Cyrus is said to have conquered Babylon.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Their country had already conquered global markets with electronics and automobiles.—
Dan Bilefsky,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Knicks were able to close the gap behind 17 first-quarter points from Brunson but Charlotte took command late in the second quarter and pushed the lead to 10 at halftime with a series of 3s from Knueppel, Ball and Miller.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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For 10 minutes, Boyd took in the scene as the flags whipped above the center-field scoreboard, Cubs infielders took grounders and stadium workers finished final preparations before 39,712 fans streamed into the ballpark.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Surmounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surmounted. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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