surpassed; surpassing; surpasses
1
: to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
surpassed her rivals
surpassed all expectations
2
: to go beyond : overstep
3
: to transcend the reach, capacity, or powers of
a beauty that surpasses description
Examples of surpass in a Sentence
Attendance is expected to surpass last year's record.
Last quarter, sales surpassed two million.
His work regularly surpasses all expectations.
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The pop-rockers reached even greater heights with the still-ongoing Music of the Spheres World Tour, which has already surpassed $1.26 billion, becoming the first rock tour to cross the billion-dollar mark.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Arizona's Dragon Bravo Fire began from a lightning strike on July 4 and has surpassed more than 105,000 acres along the canyon's North Rim.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Ford's filings now surpass the record set by General Motors of 77 recalls for all of 2014.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The 515-mile flash surpassed the previous world record by 38 miles.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Arizona's Dragon Bravo Fire began from a lightning strike on July 4 and has surpassed more than 105,000 acres along the canyon's North Rim.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Ford's filings now surpass the record set by General Motors of 77 recalls for all of 2014.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The 515-mile flash surpassed the previous world record by 38 miles.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Surpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surpass. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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