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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
Nordstrom did report a third-quarter drop in net earnings, but there were increases in operating profits and sales revenues that surpassed Wall Street expectations.
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David Moin, WWD, 24 Dec. 2024
Mega Millions has hit and surpassed the $1 billion mark six times in the game's history, according to Mega Millions.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
The March jackpot marked the sixth time the Mega Millions grand prize surpassed $1 billion.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Last year, the Chinese behemoth BYD, which opened a factory in Thailand this summer, briefly surpassed Tesla in global sales.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Earlier this month, the 12 spot bitcoin ETFs collectively surpassed $100 billion in assets under management, marking one of the most successful ETF launches in history.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
No credit is given for taxpayers whose AGI surpassed $80,000 (singles), $120,000 (heads of household) or $160,000 (joint filers).
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
They are followed by Nottingham Forest (no one surpassed Chris Wood’s total of four goals in Season Three, despite further accumulation of jetlag for the New Zealand international) and, confusingly, Manchester United.
—Duncan Alexander, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
The deal surpassed Posey’s own nine-year, $167 million pact signed in 2013.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
David Moin, WWD, 24 Dec. 2024
Mega Millions has hit and surpassed the $1 billion mark six times in the game's history, according to Mega Millions.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
The March jackpot marked the sixth time the Mega Millions grand prize surpassed $1 billion.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Last year, the Chinese behemoth BYD, which opened a factory in Thailand this summer, briefly surpassed Tesla in global sales.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Earlier this month, the 12 spot bitcoin ETFs collectively surpassed $100 billion in assets under management, marking one of the most successful ETF launches in history.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
No credit is given for taxpayers whose AGI surpassed $80,000 (singles), $120,000 (heads of household) or $160,000 (joint filers).
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
They are followed by Nottingham Forest (no one surpassed Chris Wood’s total of four goals in Season Three, despite further accumulation of jetlag for the New Zealand international) and, confusingly, Manchester United.
—Duncan Alexander, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
The deal surpassed Posey’s own nine-year, $167 million pact signed in 2013.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surpassed
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As the war lurched into its fourth year, Russian losses of tanks, fighting vehicles and other heavy equipment had exceeded 20,000, according to the analysts at the Oryx intelligence collective, which confirms each loss with imagery from the front line.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The drop for the S&P 500 exceeded 6% at one point.—
Time,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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Both sides eclipsed triple digits in the second overtime, a charge on the Maryland side led by Te-Biasu’s pair of 3-pointers.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2025
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Jakob’s career then eclipsed those of his older brothers, with Filip and particularly Henrik now his de facto coaches.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Surpassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surpassed. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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