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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
Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Pomegranates have reached super stature and have been dubbed the new super fruit, surpassing blueberries as the antioxidant of choice for heart health.
—Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
White shoes had a big year in 2025, surpassing their role as a summer mainstay and becoming a year-round shoe staple for celebrities who wore them on and off the red carpet.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
Denver's is now among the highest in the country, surpassing that of San Francisco, and now just under that of Seattle's and neighboring communities of around $20 per hour.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
In all, the company grew global box office year-over-year by 40%, surpassing its previous record, set in 2019, by +13%.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Built by Shanghai Electric Nuclear Power Group as part of China's Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF), CHIEF1900 will soon function at 1,900 g-tonnes, surpassing the previously most powerful centrifuge the CHIEF1300.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
New government data posted Monday — for flu activity through the week of Christmas — showed that by some measures this season is already surpassing the flu epidemic of last winter, one of the harshest in recent history.
—Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
For Naperville Central senior guard Trinity Jones, surpassing milestones has become routine.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
That measure passed overwhelmingly, by a 2-to-1 majority, easily surpassing that of the original initiative.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Pomegranates have reached super stature and have been dubbed the new super fruit, surpassing blueberries as the antioxidant of choice for heart health.
—Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
White shoes had a big year in 2025, surpassing their role as a summer mainstay and becoming a year-round shoe staple for celebrities who wore them on and off the red carpet.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
Denver's is now among the highest in the country, surpassing that of San Francisco, and now just under that of Seattle's and neighboring communities of around $20 per hour.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
In all, the company grew global box office year-over-year by 40%, surpassing its previous record, set in 2019, by +13%.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Built by Shanghai Electric Nuclear Power Group as part of China's Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF), CHIEF1900 will soon function at 1,900 g-tonnes, surpassing the previously most powerful centrifuge the CHIEF1300.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
New government data posted Monday — for flu activity through the week of Christmas — showed that by some measures this season is already surpassing the flu epidemic of last winter, one of the harshest in recent history.
—Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
For Naperville Central senior guard Trinity Jones, surpassing milestones has become routine.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surpassing
Adjective
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Packed with extraordinary gorilla behavior never filmed before, this is a story of hope and joy.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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Johnson’s ability to rapidly guide the Bears here registers as extraordinary.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Anta’s per share offer price isn’t known, and Artémis reportedly expected bids exceeding 40 euros per share.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
8 Jan. 2026
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That ruling, which was recently overturned by an appellate court, stood in stark contrast to the will of Tesla’s shareholders, who have now affirmed the substance of the 2018 CEO Performance Award on three separate occasions, each with support exceeding 75% of votes cast.—
Shane Goodwin,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There are shades of Jean-Paul Sartre’s Nausea here, the supreme dislocation of being a person in a world where others are so utterly unknowable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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The demonstrations are the biggest Iran has seen in years — protests spurred by the collapse of Iranian currency that have morphed into a larger test of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s repressive rule.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Revenues are at record highs, eclipsing $12 billion in 2024.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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On Monday, the CDC reported an additional death of a child last season, bringing the total to 289, eclipsing even the number of pediatric deaths from the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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On Men’s Cloud 6 Waterproof Shoes Low-profile, high-performance—that’s the balance the On Men’s Cloud 6 Waterproof Shoes delivers, thanks to their comfy slip-on style and superlative PFAs-free waterproof membrane that keeps feet totally dry in rainy weather.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Dec. 2025
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The superlative Miami freshman wide receiver Malachi Toney could be a wild card, as could the atmosphere at Texas A&M's historic Kyle Field.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
19 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Consider boosting your fiber further by topping your oats with additional high-fiber options, such as your favorite high-fiber fruit.—
Regina Windsor,
Verywell Health,
8 Jan. 2026
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Unsurprisingly, topping the list of nominees is Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, with nine nods, closely followed by Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value with eight, Ryan Coogler’s Sinners with seven, and Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet with six.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Clara Silva’s defense was huge, with the sophomore center having multiple blocks and making the Sun Devils consider and reconsider every shot at the rim.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Jan. 2026
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Workers are rapidly being asked to apply human judgment and insight to a huge load of content that AI is generating for them, and historically, those types of skillsets take 10 years to build, said Aashna Kircher, group general manager for the office of the CHRO at Workday.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And one of its main ingredients was a hair product – Afro Sheen.—
Sonari Glinton,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Then the Orion capsule will fire up its main thruster and shoot off towards the Moon on its 240,000-mile, four-day journey.—
The Week,
TheWeek,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Surpassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surpassing. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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