surpasses

present tense third-person singular of surpass

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of surpasses The food pantry’s national delivery service received 410 new applications for support in just 10 days, an increase Bassett says surpasses their usual total from an entire quarter. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 12 Oct. 2025 The next 24% tax bracket doesn’t hit until income surpasses $105,700 in 2026. Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025 Its operation speed surpasses existing flash memory technologies, marking the first successful engineering integration of 2D materials with silicon. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025 The money accrued surpasses the money originally owed. Sean Gentille, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 Tomahawks have a range of up to 1,600-miles, which surpasses other Western missiles Ukraine uses such as Storm Shadows or ATACMS, and so could be a game change in its fight. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 This release surpasses the previous oldest whisky record holder, an 81-year-old single malt from the Macallan called the Reach. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025 Ford had a challenging first half of 2025 with 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, 2 Oct. 2025 With the win, Wilson surpasses WNBA legends Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, and Lauren Jackson — all three-time MVPs — to stand alone atop the league’s all-time MVP list. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surpasses
Verb
  • Aldi wants to construct 95 parking spaces, which exceeds the maximum allowed in Franklin’s unified development ordinance, but could be allowed with certain provisions.
    Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Harvard was ranked second best university and school for 2026, due to its high faculty member to student ratio and average staff salary - which exceeds $105,000 for full-time instructional stuff - as well as its diversity and graduate outcomes.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cotton also eclipses natural fibers like wool (3 percent) and hemp (1 percent).
    Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The central performance never eclipses the movie.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025

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