topped

past tense of top

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Recent Examples of topped When combining all these factors, the index found Norway topped the list. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025 Over the past four years in the Sacramento region housing market, five residential sales topped $7 million. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Of all my discount hunting, though, the Target patio furniture sale happening right now has topped my must-shop list. Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025 No Cubs starter who topped 30 innings this season was able to top that. Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Shortly after the Tiramisu Martini came and went, the tiramisu latte has emerged as a café favorite, often topped with a slice of tiramisu. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025 Once again, the Kiss Army wailed about the move, but the song just missed the pop Top 10 as the LP topped the million-unit mark. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025 On Monday, bitcoin topped $125,000 for the first time before settling back down to around $122,000. Robert Frank, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025 The Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies following an 11-inning thriller in Game 4 of the National League Division Series on Thursday night. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for topped
Verb
  • The aquarium met and surpassed its goal to raise the funds for its sea otter conservation program in less than eight hours, averaging about $100,000 in sales every 15 minutes, MacDonald said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Bouanga, who surpassed Vela as LAFC’s all-time leading scorer this season, had won the Golden Boot in 2023 and was seeking to become only the sixth multi-time winner in league history and the first since Bradley Wright-Phillips did it with the New York Red Bulls (2014, 2016).
    Avi Creditor, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Collections a year earlier similarly exceeded expectations.
    Fortune, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • According to YipitData, Rhode exceeded $10 million in retail sales during its first two days at Sephora.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The results announced Tuesday broke Netflix’s six-quarter streak of posting a profit that eclipsed analysts’ projections.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Each of those players eclipsed 30 home runs and have major arguments to replace finalists that were chosen over them.
    Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Topped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topped. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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