as in overcoming
to achieve a victory over
an Olympic swimmer who surmounted endless obstacles to achieve her goals
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Recent Examples of surmounting
After being out-skated early, the Ducks settled into their skates, surmounting both shot and goal to deficits to run the shot count to 24-17 and even the score, 2-2, through 40 minutes.
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Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
The race starts and ends at the corner of Tait and Nicholson avenues, with the challenge of surmounting Cat’s Hill, which has a 23% incline.
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Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
Thanks to older siblings and friends, permissive parents, fake IDs, and unethical sellers, some young people have always found ways to evade these bans, and similar tactics could work for surmounting a social-media ban as well.
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Keith Humphreys,
The Atlantic,
2 Feb. 2026
The Apostle Paul is a go-to mentor for surmounting setbacks and overcoming daunting situations.
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Robin Hoagland,
Christian Science Monitor,
7 Nov. 2025
But the eye-watering stake only led to 18 sales, averaging out at $1,500 each, surmounting to only $27,000.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
While the Seaquarium location on paper offers nothing but financial upside for Martin — a development site facing Biscayne Bay just minutes from downtown Miami — building there will require surmounting a string of legal hurdles.
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Pedro Portal,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
However, mining Greenland’s rare earths on an industrial scale would require surmounting staggering challenges.
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Glenn Zorpette,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Jan. 2025
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
The race starts and ends at the corner of Tait and Nicholson avenues, with the challenge of surmounting Cat’s Hill, which has a 23% incline.
—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
Thanks to older siblings and friends, permissive parents, fake IDs, and unethical sellers, some young people have always found ways to evade these bans, and similar tactics could work for surmounting a social-media ban as well.
—
Keith Humphreys,
The Atlantic,
2 Feb. 2026
The Apostle Paul is a go-to mentor for surmounting setbacks and overcoming daunting situations.
—
Robin Hoagland,
Christian Science Monitor,
7 Nov. 2025
But the eye-watering stake only led to 18 sales, averaging out at $1,500 each, surmounting to only $27,000.
—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
While the Seaquarium location on paper offers nothing but financial upside for Martin — a development site facing Biscayne Bay just minutes from downtown Miami — building there will require surmounting a string of legal hurdles.
—
Pedro Portal,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
However, mining Greenland’s rare earths on an industrial scale would require surmounting staggering challenges.
—
Glenn Zorpette,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surmounting
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Biden, who has spoken at length about overcoming drug addiction, claims to be at least $15 million in debt.
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Many training programs for travel consultants (or really for anybody who works in sales) include tactics on overcoming objections.
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Head coach Dusty May of the Michigan Wolverines hoists the trophy after defeating the UConn Huskies 69-63.
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Leviatán has been crowned Valorant Masters London champions, defeating Paper Rex 3-2 in a dramatic grand final.
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For resistance training, that may mean starting with lighter weights and mastering technique before increasing load.
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Moving beyond self-expression, the goal for McKendrick has become mastering the art of turning private experiences into universal ones.
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On Election Day, Schlossberg was campaigning out in the rain despite the concerning polls, hearing stories from passersby about their Kennedy encounters over the years and taking selfies with starstruck supporters.
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Starting at age 10, kids can also sign up as counselors-in-training, helping younger campers in the morning and taking classes with their own age group in the afternoon.
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Her past several albums did not reach the same heights as her biggest releases, and the story around Perry shifted from world-conquering hitmaker to a star on the downswing – one whose latest singles and albums all underperformed, and things weren’t looking up.
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This was Maserati‘s all-conquering factory race car of the mid-1950s and, unquestionably, one of the most beautiful ever built.
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And while the titular ambulance chaser naturally holds court for six seasons (beating Breaking Bad by one), equally excellent turns by Jonathan Banks and Rhea Seehorn ensure this multi-award-winning series works as both the perfect prequel and a bingeable standalone drama.
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White won by a 2-point margin, beating Shaikh by just under 400 votes.
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“Surmounting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surmounting. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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