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
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
Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surmounting
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Kate Schneider and Caroline Handwerk each scored in the third quarter to separate from a halftime draw, finally overcoming a standout job from Bulldogs goalie Shealyn Murphy (15 saves).—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Threw five gutsy innings in Game 7 of the 2019 World Series after overcoming painful spasms in his neck and upper right trapezius.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The success of this experiment suggests that, in the near future, defeating a deadly superbug could be as simple as sending a document to an inkjet printer.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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Minor was elected to the Rogers City Council in a runoff in December, defeating Alicia Hayes for the Ward 3, Position 2 seat.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This is a company with much in common with the tech startup sector’s approach of capturing an audience fast and mastering monetisation later.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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More impressively, its AI Modeling tools allow anyone to generate 3D models or reliefs from images or prompts, opening the door for newcomers who want to create without mastering traditional modeling software.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After all, Blue Moon was about taking the actor’s natural appeal from him.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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That’s the risk Benioff is taking, along with Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen, and others who are wagering that this administration and its strong-man instincts will outlast the next three years.—
Tom Chavez,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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And when was conquering ever a good thing?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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These terrorists are going about on a jihad and conquering territories and renaming them accordingly.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Week 8 highlights include Acalanes beating Campolindo in a matchup between unbeaten teams, Los Gatos getting a signature win at Wilcox, California turning back San Ramon Valley and more.—
Darren Sabedra,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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This projection is important because Marc has been beating the company’s internal projections but not those of the Street.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Surmounting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surmounting. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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