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as in exceeds
to be greater, better, or stronger than
she always tried to surpass her older brother at anything he did
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as in transcends
to go beyond the limit of
the sales of the band's newest CD have surpassed the combined sales of its last two albums
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Recent Examples of surpasses
That marks a record since the party's foundation in 1955 and surpasses the previous record of 300 seats won in 1986 by late Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone.
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Mari Yamaguchi, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
That marks a record since the party’s foundation in 1955 and surpasses the previous record of 300 seats won in 1986 by the party under late Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
That marks a record since the party’s foundation in 1955 and surpasses the previous record of 300 seats won in 1986 by late Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
This roster surpasses the 228 American athletes who competed at PyeongChang in the 2018 Winter Games — though Summer Olympic teams are even bigger.
—Taylor Johnston, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
This price also surpasses the highest price ever paid for the even-more-expensive FXX Evo that followed the FXX, which is $6,060,959 (CHF 5,236,250) set by RM Sotheby's in Zurich in October 2025.
—New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2026
Even as the New York Yankees’ rivalry with the Boston Red Sox surpasses a century of heated matchups with countless players involved, the competition is continuously revived by each new player that joins one side or the other.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Additionally, Stone also surpasses Meryl Streep as the youngest woman ever to earn seven nominations (in any categories).
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
The feat surpasses the long-standing record of 14 nominations previously held by All About Eve, Titanic, and La La Land.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 22 Jan. 2026
Mari Yamaguchi, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
That marks a record since the party’s foundation in 1955 and surpasses the previous record of 300 seats won in 1986 by the party under late Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
That marks a record since the party’s foundation in 1955 and surpasses the previous record of 300 seats won in 1986 by late Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
This roster surpasses the 228 American athletes who competed at PyeongChang in the 2018 Winter Games — though Summer Olympic teams are even bigger.
—Taylor Johnston, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
This price also surpasses the highest price ever paid for the even-more-expensive FXX Evo that followed the FXX, which is $6,060,959 (CHF 5,236,250) set by RM Sotheby's in Zurich in October 2025.
—New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2026
Even as the New York Yankees’ rivalry with the Boston Red Sox surpasses a century of heated matchups with countless players involved, the competition is continuously revived by each new player that joins one side or the other.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Additionally, Stone also surpasses Meryl Streep as the youngest woman ever to earn seven nominations (in any categories).
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
The feat surpasses the long-standing record of 14 nominations previously held by All About Eve, Titanic, and La La Land.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surpasses
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The company’s annual revenue now exceeds $35 million and has grown sevenfold in the past year, according to Proner.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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This far exceeds other similar devices.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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What terrifies Iran’s theocrats the most, the fear that eclipses all their fears, is the ability of the people at large to clearly see the essential realities of the present regime.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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But the data only tells them the ‘what’ not the ‘why’ — which is where experience still eclipses the cold, hard numbers in the data.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Surpasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surpasses. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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