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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
This price also surpasses the highest price ever paid for the even-more-expensive FXX Evo that followed the FXX, which is $6,060,959 (CHF 5,236,250) set by RM Sotheby's in Zurich in October 2025.
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New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2026
Gartner, with three goals in the Rangers’ 8-3 victory over the Kings, surpasses Phil Esposito, Bobby Hull and Wayne Gretzky.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Even as the New York Yankees’ rivalry with the Boston Red Sox surpasses a century of heated matchups with countless players involved, the competition is continuously revived by each new player that joins one side or the other.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Additionally, Stone also surpasses Meryl Streep as the youngest woman ever to earn seven nominations (in any categories).
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
The feat surpasses the long-standing record of 14 nominations previously held by All About Eve, Titanic, and La La Land.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 22 Jan. 2026
While those photos were stunning, this latest collection truly surpasses them.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The cybersecurity landscape right now is rife with opportunity and anxiety, particularly for giant companies that are trying to find their way in a world with a rapidly expanding threat landscape that far surpasses just humans.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
This comfortably surpasses the initial amount in their previous record sale — Dominic Solanke’s 2024 switch to Spurs for £55m plus bonuses — and exceeds the bids for Semenyo last summer.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2026
Gartner, with three goals in the Rangers’ 8-3 victory over the Kings, surpasses Phil Esposito, Bobby Hull and Wayne Gretzky.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Even as the New York Yankees’ rivalry with the Boston Red Sox surpasses a century of heated matchups with countless players involved, the competition is continuously revived by each new player that joins one side or the other.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Additionally, Stone also surpasses Meryl Streep as the youngest woman ever to earn seven nominations (in any categories).
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
The feat surpasses the long-standing record of 14 nominations previously held by All About Eve, Titanic, and La La Land.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 22 Jan. 2026
While those photos were stunning, this latest collection truly surpasses them.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The cybersecurity landscape right now is rife with opportunity and anxiety, particularly for giant companies that are trying to find their way in a world with a rapidly expanding threat landscape that far surpasses just humans.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
This comfortably surpasses the initial amount in their previous record sale — Dominic Solanke’s 2024 switch to Spurs for £55m plus bonuses — and exceeds the bids for Semenyo last summer.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surpasses
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The full amount of the Child Tax Credit starts phasing out if your income exceeds $200,000 as a single taxpayer or $400,000 if filing jointly.—
Rebecca Safier,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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That death toll exceeds that of any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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But the data only tells them the ‘what’ not the ‘why’ — which is where experience still eclipses the cold, hard numbers in the data.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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Boasting 701 hp, the new 2026 Turbo S eclipses the GT2 RS as the most powerful 911 in history.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Surpasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surpasses. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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