as in to exceed
to be greater, better, or stronger than
that actor's performance towered over all others in the film
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The complaint, filed in Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit Court in Duval County, seeks damages exceeding $50,000, not including interest and attorneys’ fees.—
Natalie La Roche Pietri,
Miami Herald,
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His voice waxed poetic about Louisiana and its beauty while also critiquing the cliches rendered as the only acceptable terms to discuss a place that exceeds description.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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City Hall’s expenses far surpassed its revenues for the past two years.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Looney did not play a single minute, having been surpassed in the rotation by Queen and DeAndre Jordan.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Late February polling averages, though, consistently point to a fractured Democratic vote, which has allowed the two most prominent Republican candidates to top the pack in some surveys.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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The blasts, both with exit velocities topping 107 mph, briefly tied the game.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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By 2036, total interest payments on the national debt will approach nearly $17 trillion, with annual payments expected to eclipse $2 trillion by 2035.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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As solid as Bridgeman was playing the first three rounds, eclipsing Wadkins’ record seemed almost inevitable.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Experts see wellness becoming an even bigger category within the beauty space, and everyone is most interested in ways to better their health.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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His 22 per cent accuracy from these crosses is bettered by only 10 players across the league.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Tower (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tower%20%28over%29. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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