transcending

present participle of transcend

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Recent Examples of transcending That experience reinforced his belief that Indian cinema is transcending traditional regional boundaries. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025 The effort involved transcending denominational lines. Marla Brown Fogelman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025 At its core, the brand’s products are deeply rooted in culture, transcending traditional boundaries. Fairchild Studio, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024 The intimate venue, a joint collaboration between Bar Lab Hospitality and Link Miami Rebels, proved the perfect vessel for Lazarus’ genre-transcending journey through the underground. Jaime Sloane, SPIN, 16 Dec. 2024 Still, her greatness gave her a remarkable capacity for transcending biology. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024 The entries that land best are the ones with the right actors transcending the material they’re given. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024 Much as White had on his farm, Stan grows beyond the limiting confines of the consciousness of the townspeople, transcending the prosaic nature of the reality around him. Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024 However humorous and at time mischievous that the pair could be, their influence in the 1970s and 1980s coincided with the ascent of designers becoming major celebrities transcending the fashion world. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transcending
Verb
  • With a range exceeding 250 kilometers (155 miles), the HQ-9C is the backbone of China’s strategic air defense.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The costs of certifying a building as exceeding legal requirements for energy efficiency, for example, are seen as high points not excesses because efficiencies serve another agenda.
    Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • World leaders and scientists hoped to avoid surpassing this threshold under the Paris Agreement.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile both warring parties have been accused of mass human rights abuses, with the death toll of the conflict likely surpassing 400,000.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After all, Forbes reported that Swift’s Eras tour became the highest-grossing music tour of all time, eclipsing $2 billion in ticket revenues.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Immigration has now become the dominant political issue in Britain, eclipsing concerns over a faltering economy, as the country faces a record number of asylum claims and arrivals by migrants in small boats across the Channel, including more than 28,000 this year.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Such heavy use exposes teens to a cascade of risks, with mental health impacts topping the list.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • New data has revealed the world's top dog-loving 35 countries based on the number of canines owned per capita, with Lithuania shockingly topping the list.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Transcending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcending. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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