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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
Earmarks cannot exceed 1% of total discretionary spending.
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Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Reports suggested the performance exceeded comparable tests involving Boston Dynamics machines.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Demas Enterprises needed the commission to allow the development to reach nearly 63 feet, exceeding the area’s height limit.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Prices at restaurants and other eateries rose 4% last month from a year earlier, exceeding the overall inflation rate.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
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Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Reports suggested the performance exceeded comparable tests involving Boston Dynamics machines.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Demas Enterprises needed the commission to allow the development to reach nearly 63 feet, exceeding the area’s height limit.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Prices at restaurants and other eateries rose 4% last month from a year earlier, exceeding the overall inflation rate.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceed
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SimpleImages/Getty Images Gold prices have been on a remarkable run over the past year, with the price of the precious metal consistently surpassing prior records and just recently climbing to historic levels above $5,000 per ounce.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The media giant’s HBO Max and Discovery+ services delivered their strongest Winter Olympics streaming performance to date through the opening days of competition, surpassing both Beijing 2022 and PyeongChang 2018 benchmarks.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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Following practice on Tuesday before the suspensions were handed out, Lee detailed how the Hornets can use the whole ordeal to better themselves.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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White set an intention after the 2021-22 season to better himself as a player and teammate, working on his physique and ballhandling in the offseason to transform into a well-rounded combo guard.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Just download the app and join My Rewards to get the free burger – topped with egg, bacon, cheese, Hash Rounds and ketchup – at participating locations (no purchase necessary).—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Outside of crypto, Qualcomm fell 8% even though the chip company topped analysts’ expectations for profit and revenue in the latest quarter.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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In an instant, our shaky courtroom sketch of Pearl the flighty young mother, Pearl the drunk, gets burned up and eclipsed by Pearl the mystic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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That dramatic view will only be visible from a remote part of Antarctica, where up to 96% of the sun will be eclipsed for a little over 2 minutes — meaning very few people on Earth will witness annularity in person.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Exceed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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