1
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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exceeds
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Anything that exceeds $250,000 would still go before the council for approval.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Mar. 2025 -
Senior housing and skilled nursing often exceeds $100,000 per year.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Surpasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surpasses. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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