as in surpassed
to be greater, better, or stronger than
the next contender's javelin throw topped the reigning champion's and set a new world record
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Recent Examples of topped
Henderson made the right decision in the eighth inning, hitting a tie-breaking, two-run home run against reliever Chris Murphy as the Orioles topped the Sox 4-2 in front of 10,750 at Rate Field.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
This stick-to-your-ribs recipe is like ground beef-and-bean chili topped with a layer of gooey cheese and a layer of golden cornbread.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
The decline erased gains from the previous day, when Bitcoin briefly topped $70,000 for the first time since March.
—Suvashree Ghosh, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Aundre Rivera notched 14 kills and 36 digs, while Alex Pheng had 40 digs as Lowell (4-0) topped North Andover 3-1 in the Merrimack Valley Conference.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
An ombré pink tip becomes extra festive when topped with confetti-like glitter.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
State data indicate the district’s average teacher earns $84,000 a year, ranking dead last in a list topped by the average San Leandro Unified teacher, whose annual salary is about $129,000.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
By the end of the year, its daily population regularly topped 1,400, the Berkeley data shows.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
As of Thursday, with five days of voting remaining, turnout had already topped 22,000, according to SRP.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
This stick-to-your-ribs recipe is like ground beef-and-bean chili topped with a layer of gooey cheese and a layer of golden cornbread.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
The decline erased gains from the previous day, when Bitcoin briefly topped $70,000 for the first time since March.
—Suvashree Ghosh, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Aundre Rivera notched 14 kills and 36 digs, while Alex Pheng had 40 digs as Lowell (4-0) topped North Andover 3-1 in the Merrimack Valley Conference.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
An ombré pink tip becomes extra festive when topped with confetti-like glitter.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
State data indicate the district’s average teacher earns $84,000 a year, ranking dead last in a list topped by the average San Leandro Unified teacher, whose annual salary is about $129,000.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
By the end of the year, its daily population regularly topped 1,400, the Berkeley data shows.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
As of Thursday, with five days of voting remaining, turnout had already topped 22,000, according to SRP.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for topped
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Lowes Foods with four stores surpassed both specialty grocers Fresh Market, with five stores, and Earth Fare, which closed one store and has two left in the region.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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The season finale audience was up 30% from the previous week and surpassed the Season 1 finale in 2019, which earned 530,000 viewers.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Hornets have experienced 23 sellouts this season, establishing a new mark in the uptown arena, and exceeded an average of 18,000 fans per game.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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On a night where Clay Holmes was dominant, tossing seven scoreless innings with four strikeouts, Roupp exceeded his minuscule margin of error.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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They were eclipsed by Republicans Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, both of whom polled at 14%.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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From the viewpoint of Integrity, the Moon eclipsed the Sun for nearly an hour.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Topped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topped. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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