transcended

past tense of transcend

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Recent Examples of transcended Industry has transcended extremely humble beginnings as a modest series about a group of young financial professionals on the trading floor at a prestigious global investment firm. Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026 But humanitarian workers say the government's earthquake response has transcended those tensions, reflecting the resilience of Colombia’s democracy. ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 And there were many pieces of childhood that transcended culture. Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026 Dance The ballet dancer Misty Copeland’s fight on behalf of Black dancers, who have traditionally been underrepresented in ballet, along with the determination and grace that have characterized her own rise, has arguably transcended the art itself. Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 31 July 2026 Danhausen transcended into the mainstream zeitgeist after cursing and un-cursing the New York Knicks en route to the team winning the NBA Championship after a 52-year drought. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The sport of kings, as it was known, also transcended class boundaries, with blue-collar bettors mixing with relatively wealthy owners and middle-class fans. Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 Hutson’s early arrival as a franchise defenseman means that a deal that seemed preposterous before the ink dried has now transcended even that. Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 22 July 2026 The future world heavyweight champion — regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time — also became a global cultural icon who transcended sports through his civil rights activism. Corey Davis, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transcended
Verb
  • The average two-bedroom rent in the city has now surpassed New York City, traditionally the nation’s most expensive city for rents.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The government has spent nearly all of its full-year allocation for fuel subsidies already, after oil prices surpassed the $85 benchmark that the estimate was based on.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The city's spending on the two cases has therefore already exceeded the contract cap by $382,000.
    Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • An Allegheny River site southeast of Ohio exceeded that benchmark every time it was tested.
    Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But there are two other AI behemoths still waiting in the wings for their turn to go public, and at least one of them has no intention of being eclipsed by Elon Musk.
    Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In the first 10 months of the 2026 fiscal year, interest costs have eclipsed Medicare healthcare outlays to become the second-largest line item in the federal budget, behind the Social Security pension system.
    Reuters, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Only three topped 40 catches, and Jaden Greathouse and Beaux Collins required a 16-game season to get there two years ago.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Digging for compliments Shares in mining giant BHP are trading higher in Australia, hitting a two-month high, after the company topped earnings expectations and unveiled plans to pay its highest dividend in four years.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Transcended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcended. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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