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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
The number surpassed the historical pre-pandemic average by 37 percent, but remained significantly lower than the 2019 attendance figure of 1,351,000.
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News Desk, Artforum, 29 Jan. 2026
California’s budgets became dependent on a relatively few high-income taxpayers over the last four decades, as income taxes surpassed sales taxes to become the most important revenue source.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
Boys basketball Jag Garces (24 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, five steals) surpassed 1,000 career points for West Bridgewater in a 69-52 South Coast Conference win over Bourne.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
This surpassed Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) 47 percent growth in the same five-year timeline.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Deckers Outdoor — The maker of Ugg Boots and Hoka sneakers saw shares surge 12% after issuing a 2026 outlook that surpassed Wall Street's estimates.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Consider the Trefis Reinforced Value (RV) Portfolio, which has surpassed its all-cap stocks benchmark (a combination of the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices) to deliver strong returns for investors.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Jalen Brunson scored 20 points and Landry Shamet was 6 for 6 on 3-pointers and added 18 for the Knicks, who led by as much as 59 points before the 54-point victory that surpassed the previous largest victory margin of 48 points.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
In early 2024, hourly concentrations surpassed 960 parts per billion, just shy of the state’s short-term exposure benchmark.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
News Desk, Artforum, 29 Jan. 2026
California’s budgets became dependent on a relatively few high-income taxpayers over the last four decades, as income taxes surpassed sales taxes to become the most important revenue source.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
Boys basketball Jag Garces (24 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, five steals) surpassed 1,000 career points for West Bridgewater in a 69-52 South Coast Conference win over Bourne.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
This surpassed Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) 47 percent growth in the same five-year timeline.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Deckers Outdoor — The maker of Ugg Boots and Hoka sneakers saw shares surge 12% after issuing a 2026 outlook that surpassed Wall Street's estimates.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Consider the Trefis Reinforced Value (RV) Portfolio, which has surpassed its all-cap stocks benchmark (a combination of the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices) to deliver strong returns for investors.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Jalen Brunson scored 20 points and Landry Shamet was 6 for 6 on 3-pointers and added 18 for the Knicks, who led by as much as 59 points before the 54-point victory that surpassed the previous largest victory margin of 48 points.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
In early 2024, hourly concentrations surpassed 960 parts per billion, just shy of the state’s short-term exposure benchmark.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surpassed
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The company said the Series F funding round had exceeded a $15B target, with investors including Valor Equity Partners, Stepstone Group, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Qatar Investment Authority, MGX and Baron Capital Group, along with previous investors Nvidia and Cisco Investments.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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As of late 2025, cumulative shipments of the 587Ah platform have exceeded 2 GWh.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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Spot gold eclipsed $5,100 an ounce for the first time on Monday before pulling back.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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Yesterday was a disaster only eclipsed by Mondays statement made by Buffalo Bills regarding Sean's dismissal.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2026
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His picture topped newspapers across the country under headlines announcing that the killer had surrendered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The company’s share of its agreement with California — $55 million — is barely a speck on its balance sheet; revenue for Alphabet, Google’s parent company, topped $102 billion in its most recent quarterly earnings report.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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