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as in exceeds
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 transcends
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 surpasses
The former controller of fiction at the BBC adds that the breadth of the TOBS fan base surpasses Downton.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
Top graded Pomona College ( A+) has UNAEP to expenses of over 600% and Grinnell College in Iowa’s ratio surpasses 1,000%.
—Matt Schifrin, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Fitted with technologically advanced prosthetics connected directly to the brain, Genie not only learns to walk again but surpasses the limits of human performance as a Paralympic athlete.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 May 2026
With a cast drawn from comedy-scene friends such as Kate Berlant and Conner O’Malley all tuned into a very specific wavelength, the movie somehow surpasses conventional notions of camp and irony to exist in a genuinely unique space all its own.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Criminologists point out that society can create a narrative — whether based on reality or an exaggeration of it — that dominates culture and surpasses the motives of one person.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
Called the Island of Eight Flags for its tumultuous past in which countries warred over this land, Amelia Island is a jack-of-all-trades vacation destination that surprises and surpasses expectations on nearly every front.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
Attempting to contact Rick Scott and Ashley Moody surpasses even the worst customer service experiences.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Charles also said both nations must remain committed to supporting Ukraine as Russia’s full-scale invasion surpasses four years, and underscored how staying within NATO is significant to prevent further tensions between Europe and North America.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
Top graded Pomona College ( A+) has UNAEP to expenses of over 600% and Grinnell College in Iowa’s ratio surpasses 1,000%.
—Matt Schifrin, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Fitted with technologically advanced prosthetics connected directly to the brain, Genie not only learns to walk again but surpasses the limits of human performance as a Paralympic athlete.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 May 2026
With a cast drawn from comedy-scene friends such as Kate Berlant and Conner O’Malley all tuned into a very specific wavelength, the movie somehow surpasses conventional notions of camp and irony to exist in a genuinely unique space all its own.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Criminologists point out that society can create a narrative — whether based on reality or an exaggeration of it — that dominates culture and surpasses the motives of one person.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
Called the Island of Eight Flags for its tumultuous past in which countries warred over this land, Amelia Island is a jack-of-all-trades vacation destination that surprises and surpasses expectations on nearly every front.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
Attempting to contact Rick Scott and Ashley Moody surpasses even the worst customer service experiences.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Charles also said both nations must remain committed to supporting Ukraine as Russia’s full-scale invasion surpasses four years, and underscored how staying within NATO is significant to prevent further tensions between Europe and North America.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surpasses
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With millions of families trapped in legal limbo, the demand for immigration lawyers far exceeds the supply of legitimate legal services.—
Albinson Linares,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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The complaint also claims that the rule exceeds the Education Department's statutory jurisdiction and is therefore unlawful.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Leapfrogs OpenAI With the latest funding round, which was led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks and Sequoia Capital, Anthropic eclipses OpenAI in valuation for the first time.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Paxton, for his part, says his work leading Texas in lawsuits against Democrats and their policies in Washington eclipses Cornyn's long tenure in office.—
Claudia Grisales,
NPR,
26 May 2026
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“Surpasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surpasses. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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