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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
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 May 2026
Global music revenues are reaching all-time highs, surpassing $30 billion in 2025, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 May 2026
The video quickly went viral, surpassing 9 million views and sparking thousands of mixed reactions online.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
The goal of the project is not only to build an aircraft capable of surpassing the Blackbird's records, but also to act as a testbed for critical technologies needed for routine, sustained hypersonic flight.
—David Szondy
may 28, New Atlas, 28 May 2026
Culminating the past 12 years of innovation since the company’s founding and now surpassing more than 5 million global users, the company has launched the Oura Ring 5, starting at $399, with both new hardware and software, new app updates and the introduction of a new wireless charging case, $99.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Anthropic on Thursday announced a new funding round valuing it at $965 billion, surpassing rival OpenAI as the world’s most valuable AI startup.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
Lake Powell is also projected to drop to a new record-low level in the coming months, surpassing the previous record of around 3,520 feet set in 2023, Cody Moser, senior hydrologist at the Colorado River Basin Forecast Center, said during a webinar on May 7.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Martin improved to 8-1, surpassing his previous best win total set last year.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
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Holdovers in Uni markets include UK and Ireland with $2M and a $9M running cume, surpassing lifetimes of Hereditary and Speak No Evil, and having previously overtaken The Black Phone and The Substance.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 May 2026
Global music revenues are reaching all-time highs, surpassing $30 billion in 2025, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 May 2026
The video quickly went viral, surpassing 9 million views and sparking thousands of mixed reactions online.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
The goal of the project is not only to build an aircraft capable of surpassing the Blackbird's records, but also to act as a testbed for critical technologies needed for routine, sustained hypersonic flight.
—David Szondy
may 28, New Atlas, 28 May 2026
Culminating the past 12 years of innovation since the company’s founding and now surpassing more than 5 million global users, the company has launched the Oura Ring 5, starting at $399, with both new hardware and software, new app updates and the introduction of a new wireless charging case, $99.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Anthropic on Thursday announced a new funding round valuing it at $965 billion, surpassing rival OpenAI as the world’s most valuable AI startup.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
Lake Powell is also projected to drop to a new record-low level in the coming months, surpassing the previous record of around 3,520 feet set in 2023, Cody Moser, senior hydrologist at the Colorado River Basin Forecast Center, said during a webinar on May 7.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Martin improved to 8-1, surpassing his previous best win total set last year.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surpassing
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Dylan’s custom Fender Stratocaster reflects both his extraordinary creativity and the pioneering spirit of the American guitar maker.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
1 June 2026
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Are Henry James’s heroines, surely among the most extraordinary female characters in literary history, really one-dimensional idols?—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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In recent weeks, the race for Los Angeles mayor has been dominated by reality star Spencer Pratt, who, following an expectation-exceeding debate performance, has risen in the polls with an insurgent campaign specializing in producing or promoting brash and direct online videos.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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The team collected data on speeds of drivers for one week in September 2021 and found 44% of the more than 100,000 vehicles that drove the corridor in the week were exceeding the 30 mph posted speed limit.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2026
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Blue Moon Mark 1 Blue Origin’s cargo lander has emerged as the supreme workhorse of the early stages of NASA’s Artemis program and Moon Base.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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The 56-year-old supreme leader, who hasn’t been seen in public since succeeding his slain father in March, didn’t suggest there were new stumbling blocks in the talks.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
26 May 2026
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Born on May 26, 1926 in Alton, Illinois, Davis would play with jazz giants such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Charles Mingus – before eclipsing them all to become the genre's biggest star.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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After being nearly a point-a-game producer and eclipsing 30 goals during the regular season as one of the Carolina Hurricanes' leading scorers, Andrei Svechnikov did not have much to show for his first 10 playoff games this spring.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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His superlative shot-stopping ability, commanding distribution and defining game-winning moments this season contributed substantially to the Gunners ending their 22-year wait for a Premier League trophy – this after so many recent near misses.—
Aleks Klosok,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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The superlative performance by the 35-year-old former Cy Young Award winner came after Cole had allowed two hits over six scoreless innings against Tampa Bay in his first major league start since Game 5 of the 2024 World Series against the Dodgers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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The Raiders beat Arvada West in the Class 5A winner-take-all championship game, 5-3, after the Wildcats pushed them to the brink in the double-elimination tournament by topping Regis Jesuit earlier in the day.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Prior to 2024-25 there were only 25 instances of clubs topping €100m in UEFA earnings; using our figures, 13 clubs in the past two seasons have done so.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Ciber ’s team work quickly under netting to mount a huge Browning heavy machine gun onto tank tracks.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The eighth-inning bomb was huge, too.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Dylan Redford, who serves as co-creator, director, editor, cinematographer, production sound mixer, main title editor and motion design director on the series, is the grandson of the late Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor and Sundance Film Festival founder who died last year at 89.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
30 May 2026
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Entergy New Orleans, the city’s main electric utility, has an accelerated grid-hardening plan that aims to replace existing utility poles with more fortified poles to withstand higher winds and selectively move some lines underground in high-risk areas.—
Sufan Jiang,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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“Surpassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surpassing. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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