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as in exceeded
to be greater, better, or stronger than
she always tried to surpass her older brother at anything he did
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as in transcended
to go beyond the limit of
the sales of the band's newest CD have surpassed the combined sales of its last two albums
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Recent Examples of surpassed
Earlier in 2025, Suni Williams surpassed Whitson's record for the most total time any woman has spent on spacewalks.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Just days after long time tech darling surpassed $4 trillion in market cap, Apple delivered an earnings report that beat on both the top and bottom.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Anderson’s dream has undoubtedly surpassed expectations.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Hurricane Melissa surpassed 1988’s low-end Category 4 Hurricane Gilbert as the strongest such storm to hit the island.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
At the beginning of summer, for the first time in months, my daily step count surpassed a mile.
—Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Whether Hyland has entrenched himself in a 10-man rotation, has surpassed Conley in the pecking order or has merely been a fill-in while Conley works through early-season struggles remains to be seen.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
Last year, total passive AUM surpassed active, accounting for 53% market share.
—Mike Terwilliger, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Waddle’s had a solid NFL career so far, setting a rookie receiving record that has since been surpassed, and producing three straight seasons with more than 1,000 receiving yards.
—Omar Kelly
october 24, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Just days after long time tech darling surpassed $4 trillion in market cap, Apple delivered an earnings report that beat on both the top and bottom.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Anderson’s dream has undoubtedly surpassed expectations.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Hurricane Melissa surpassed 1988’s low-end Category 4 Hurricane Gilbert as the strongest such storm to hit the island.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
At the beginning of summer, for the first time in months, my daily step count surpassed a mile.
—Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Whether Hyland has entrenched himself in a 10-man rotation, has surpassed Conley in the pecking order or has merely been a fill-in while Conley works through early-season struggles remains to be seen.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
Last year, total passive AUM surpassed active, accounting for 53% market share.
—Mike Terwilliger, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Waddle’s had a solid NFL career so far, setting a rookie receiving record that has since been surpassed, and producing three straight seasons with more than 1,000 receiving yards.
—Omar Kelly
october 24, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surpassed
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Both revenue and net income exceeded expectations.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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At the middle school level, 85% met or exceeded the standards in ELA and 83% did in math, representing a 5% change from 2024.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Hatch, however, eclipsed other candidates, raising a total of $56,000.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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Yet, the company remains in a holding pattern on AI deployment, its Vision Pro ambitions have been eclipsed by Meta, and the latest iPhone 17 and Air lineup offers little evidence of a new hardware super-cycle.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Marks has also topped Hot 100 Songwriters in every calendar year since the chart launched.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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Prepare to dazzle the crowd with this recipe that's loaded with cheese and topped with breadcrumbs.—
Krissy Tiglias,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Surpassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surpassed. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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