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as in to surpass
to go beyond the limit of
by resorting to corporal punishment, the teacher had clearly exceeded his authority
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as in to better
to be greater, better, or stronger than
her knowledge of French wines exceeds that of anyone else I know
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Recent Examples of exceed
Instead, Vladar exceeded everyone's expectations and took a stranglehold of the starting job.
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Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
If the number of satellites in Earth's orbit exceeds 100,000, humanity may lose its ability to study the universe from the planet's surface.
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Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
1 July 2026
Like much of Europe, Romania has been gripped by a heatwave this week, with temperatures in some areas forecast to exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
Take the Nationals, for instance, who have spent a large chunk of the season exceeding expectations in the National League East.
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Tim Britton,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
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Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
If the number of satellites in Earth's orbit exceeds 100,000, humanity may lose its ability to study the universe from the planet's surface.
—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
1 July 2026
Like much of Europe, Romania has been gripped by a heatwave this week, with temperatures in some areas forecast to exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).
—
ABC News,
1 July 2026
Take the Nationals, for instance, who have spent a large chunk of the season exceeding expectations in the National League East.
—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for exceed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceed
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Gas and diesel prices didn’t surpass their 2022 highs.
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Since her passing, Sonoma County experienced the most destructive wildfires in California history in 2017, only for another, more destructive fire to surpass it a year later.
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Second in Austria marked Verstappen’s best result of the season — bettering his third in Canada.
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Hale, meanwhile, switched parties last year, arguing that running as a Republican will better his chances at beating Moore.
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Conversely, Hardaway has topped 70 games each of the past four seasons.
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When the job market was booming from mid-2021 to mid-2023 after COVID-19 lockdowns, gross monthly hiring regularly topped 6 million.
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This year, the usual backyard cookouts and fireworks are being eclipsed by once-in-a-generation celebrations marking the nation’s 250th birthday.
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That power is not wholly spent, nor wholly eclipsed, by anti-democratic forces.
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“Exceed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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