transcended

past tense of transcend

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Recent Examples of transcended But these volunteers transcended their own political differences and found common ground. Noam Levey, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025 So his pitch was for the voters to transcended partisan differences. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 For Uchis, though, this tour’s importance transcended such numbers. Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025 The romantic sparks transcended the boundaries of the screen, with the pair dating in real life from 2007 to 2010. Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025 Over 30 years later, the event has transcended the Brewers, parodied and imitated in equal measure. Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025 Third Eye Blind, Yolanda Adams, Silk, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Gerald LeVert, Keith Sweat, Natalie Merchant, The Cure, Björk, Staind, Better Than Ezra, The Afghan Whigs, and Jason Mraz all found their home in our musical family, creating moments that transcended mere entertainment. Jem Aswad, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025 The style, which was championed by both ancient Egyptian rulers and early 2000s R&B recording artists, has transcended time and culture, cementing itself as a fan-favorite jewelry piece. Samantha Solomon, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025 But in 2022, after the first season debuted, the series transcended into the mainstream. Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transcended
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
  • But by 2016, the company’s expenditure eclipsed its sales.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
  • That figure, already the highest on record, is expected to be eclipsed in 2025 as the focus on CEO accountability intensifies, with 25 CEOs resigning year to date after coming under activist pressure, with 20% of the departures occurring at S&P 500 companies.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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

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“Transcended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcended. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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