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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
This rise in fatalities coincides with a record-high detention population, which recently surpassed 70,000 people in federal immigration custody.
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Armando Garcia, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
The season finale audience was up 30% from the previous week and surpassed the Season 1 finale in 2019, which earned 530,000 viewers.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Its annual run-rate revenue has surpassed $30 billion, with more than 1,000 businesses each spending over $1 million annually.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
About 83% of respondents list it as the most important consideration, marking the first time work-life balance has surpassed pay in the survey’s 22-year history.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
The film surpassed $110 million at the global box office and became the first Japanese production to win the Academy Award for best visual effects.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
However, Fatou has already surpassed the norm.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
The March median home price, up 18% from last year, surpassed the April 2022 peak of $2 million, according to Compass.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The proposal came on April 6, the same day the crew surpassed the record distance from Earth of 248,655 miles — a record previously set during the Apollo 13 mission in 1970.
—Ryan Brennan
april 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Armando Garcia, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
The season finale audience was up 30% from the previous week and surpassed the Season 1 finale in 2019, which earned 530,000 viewers.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Its annual run-rate revenue has surpassed $30 billion, with more than 1,000 businesses each spending over $1 million annually.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
About 83% of respondents list it as the most important consideration, marking the first time work-life balance has surpassed pay in the survey’s 22-year history.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
The film surpassed $110 million at the global box office and became the first Japanese production to win the Academy Award for best visual effects.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
However, Fatou has already surpassed the norm.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
The March median home price, up 18% from last year, surpassed the April 2022 peak of $2 million, according to Compass.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The proposal came on April 6, the same day the crew surpassed the record distance from Earth of 248,655 miles — a record previously set during the Apollo 13 mission in 1970.
—Ryan Brennan
april 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surpassed
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Johnson and Mazzulla both led teams that widely exceeded most preseason expectations.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The ordeal began with a miscalculation in northern Chile, just south of Calama, where energy demands quickly exceeded expectations.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
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Saturday’s season high eclipsed them all.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Away from the Atlantic seaboard, Cincinnati was only eclipsed by New Orleans, another busy trading hub connected by the nation’s riverboats.—
Alexander Coolidge,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Of course, they're still topped with that decadent with cream cheese frosting.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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The company’s insurer, UnitedHealthcare, and Optum both topped analysts’ sales estimates for the quarter, according to StreetAccount.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Surpassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surpassed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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