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as in exceeding
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 transcending
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 surpassing
Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Perez is just 15 home runs shy of surpassing Hall of Famer George Brett (317 homers) for the most in franchise history.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
The company’s global daily active uniques increased 19% year-over-year to 116 million, surpassing estimates of 114 million.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
As of July 1, TSA received 328,590 applications for fiscal year 2024 ending that September, surpassing its typical average of under 300,000.
—Doyinsola Oladipo, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
In the past year, Common Crawl’s CCBot has become the scraper most widely blocked by the top 1,000 websites, surpassing even OpenAI’s GPTBot, which collects content for ChatGPT.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
On Tmall, two brands under Anta Group took the top two positions in sports and outdoor sales, surpassing long-time leader Nike.
—Li Jun, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2025
Virginia had at least 300,000 federal workers at the beginning of 2025, surpassing nearly all other states except Maryland.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
The researchers have transmitted wireless data at a speed of 938 gigabits per second (Gbps), surpassing the average speed of a current 5G phone connection by more than 9000 times.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
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The 85-point margin of victory marked a Hornets program record, surpassing the 71-point, 86-15 rout of San Francisco State in 1974.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Perez is just 15 home runs shy of surpassing Hall of Famer George Brett (317 homers) for the most in franchise history.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
The company’s global daily active uniques increased 19% year-over-year to 116 million, surpassing estimates of 114 million.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
As of July 1, TSA received 328,590 applications for fiscal year 2024 ending that September, surpassing its typical average of under 300,000.
—Doyinsola Oladipo, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
In the past year, Common Crawl’s CCBot has become the scraper most widely blocked by the top 1,000 websites, surpassing even OpenAI’s GPTBot, which collects content for ChatGPT.
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
On Tmall, two brands under Anta Group took the top two positions in sports and outdoor sales, surpassing long-time leader Nike.
—Li Jun, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2025
Virginia had at least 300,000 federal workers at the beginning of 2025, surpassing nearly all other states except Maryland.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
The researchers have transmitted wireless data at a speed of 938 gigabits per second (Gbps), surpassing the average speed of a current 5G phone connection by more than 9000 times.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surpassing
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From inspiring conservation efforts to incredible animal encounters, our wildlife stories bring you closer to the creatures that make our planet extraordinary.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The combination produced extraordinary resolution and texture, but also a fair share of headaches.—
Tiana DeNicola,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting warned that coastal areas from Hue to Dak Lak may be hit by waves of up to 26 feet and a storm surge of up to 2 feet in addition to high winds, possibly exceeding 84 miles per hour.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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In addition to earnings-per-share and revenue in the third quarter exceeding expectations, sales and adjusted operating income in the company's biotechnology and diagnostics segments advanced year over year and beat expectations.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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This was the weekend when Liverpool finally won a league match, Arsenal continued in supreme form at the top, Wolves sacked Vitor Pereira and Chelsea earned their annual victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The supreme athleticism is still there.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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This tale sets the scene for the fifth stage of the Mustang Trail Race–an annual eight-stage event totaling 105 miles with roughly 29,000 feet of elevation gain at high altitudes regularly eclipsing 13,000 feet.—
Joe Baur,
Outside,
31 Oct. 2025
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Rice farming also led Yuba County’s agricultural industries at $52 million, narrowly eclipsing walnuts ($51 million) and kiwi ($48 million).—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The trio discusses Ohtani’s superlative success, not just on the field but off it.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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For all its limitations, mediocrity is immeasurably superior to ceaseless ambition, the need always for superlative achievement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Companies added 42,000 jobs for the month, following a decline of 29,000 in September and topping the Dow Jones consensus estimate for a gain of 22,000.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Within that, prestige revenue was down 4 percent, just topping $1 billion.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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It’s been a huge hit with my guests, and right now, Prime members can add it to their carts for just $40.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Her hair is often a massive tangle of black curls, her nails are expertly polished, her huge brown eyes peer out from spidery lashes, and her skin is cocoa-butter smooth.—
Stephanie Mansfield,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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Cebu is also one the country’s main tourist centers.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Most of the money was poured into three main super PACs, both pro-Cuomo and anti-Mamdani.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Surpassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surpassing. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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