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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
Yet Team Cherry, along with dozens of coders and others, working quietly and deliberately, has crafted something that rivals (and often surpasses) the work of those massive studios.
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Keller Gordon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
That surpasses the size of a July attack by Moscow that was previously the largest of the war, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022.
—Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
But music is also an art form of pure sensation whose power surpasses words.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
In the first half of 2025, Ford filed 88 vehicle recalls with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to NHTSA data, which now surpasses the record set by General Motors of 77 recalls for all of 2014, the Detroit Free Press previously reported.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
That just surpasses the state average of 55%, which is up almost a point from last year.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
This surpasses the previous record, set by Xpeng’s P7 by more than 930 miles (around 1,500 km).
—New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2025
Younger workers are also carrying more than $94,000 in personal debt, a separate Newsweek poll shows, which far surpasses millennials with almost $60,000 in debt and Gen X with about $53,000 in debt.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Russia currently surpasses Ukraine in the production of a few types of drones, but Kyiv remains ahead in many other kinds.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
Keller Gordon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
That surpasses the size of a July attack by Moscow that was previously the largest of the war, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022.
—Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
But music is also an art form of pure sensation whose power surpasses words.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
In the first half of 2025, Ford filed 88 vehicle recalls with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to NHTSA data, which now surpasses the record set by General Motors of 77 recalls for all of 2014, the Detroit Free Press previously reported.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
That just surpasses the state average of 55%, which is up almost a point from last year.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
This surpasses the previous record, set by Xpeng’s P7 by more than 930 miles (around 1,500 km).
—New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2025
Younger workers are also carrying more than $94,000 in personal debt, a separate Newsweek poll shows, which far surpasses millennials with almost $60,000 in debt and Gen X with about $53,000 in debt.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Russia currently surpasses Ukraine in the production of a few types of drones, but Kyiv remains ahead in many other kinds.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surpasses
exceeds
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While individual leaves can reach 18 inches long, the plant itself rarely exceeds 8 inches in height.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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That footprint far exceeds the longtime 39% limit on ownership of stations, which had been kept in place by both Republican and Democratic administrations over the past three decades.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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