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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That surpassed Kenny Lofton’s previous record of 62, set in 1992.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
The week’s gross of $2,510,948 easily surpasses the show’s previous best-ever of $1,917,541 set just a week before.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
In November, median home prices in Eagle, Ada County’s third-largest city, surpassed $1 million, the Statesman reported.
—Rose Evans
december 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 Dec. 2025
China first surpassed the United States in industrial robot density in 2022, with 322 machines per ten thousand employees compared with 274 in America, and the gap has only widened since.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
The week’s gross of $2,510,948 easily surpasses the show’s previous best-ever of $1,917,541 set just a week before.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
In November, median home prices in Eagle, Ada County’s third-largest city, surpassed $1 million, the Statesman reported.
—Rose Evans
december 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 Dec. 2025
China first surpassed the United States in industrial robot density in 2022, with 322 machines per ten thousand employees compared with 274 in America, and the gap has only widened since.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for surpass
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“Surpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surpass. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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