as in surpassed
to be greater, better, or stronger than
the next contender's javelin throw topped the reigning champion's and set a new world record
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Recent Examples of topped
Fans sang the 1971 anthem in unison after the USMNT topped Australia 2-0, perhaps becoming a new tradition for soccer fans.
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Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
So do savings accounts, CDs and gold, the asset classes that topped the Gallup poll at times in the Great Recession era.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Boiled in milk for an hour, it can be topped with bananas, nuts, berries, honey, cinnamon and sugar.
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Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Idaho’s housing growth rate — the percentage of new houses added — topped the nation in both 2024 and 2025, the Idaho Department of Labor reported in May.
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Mark Dee
june 29,
Idaho Statesman,
29 June 2026
The Americans topped the group by beating Paraguay and Australia in their two opening matches, then played almost all reserves in a last-second loss to Turkey to finish out the group stage.
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Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
In the end, SoCal’s team topped Chicago in a match that will go a great way towards determining some of the final playoff spots.
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Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The team's latest championship was in 2022, when Golden State topped the Boston Celtics in six.
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Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Parts of southern England have already topped 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 Celsius) the past three days, but today’s and tomorrow’s temperatures are set to soar into the middle mid-90s Fahrenheit (mid-30s Celsius) with some locations even topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius).
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Taylor Ward,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
So do savings accounts, CDs and gold, the asset classes that topped the Gallup poll at times in the Great Recession era.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Boiled in milk for an hour, it can be topped with bananas, nuts, berries, honey, cinnamon and sugar.
—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Idaho’s housing growth rate — the percentage of new houses added — topped the nation in both 2024 and 2025, the Idaho Department of Labor reported in May.
—
Mark Dee
june 29,
Idaho Statesman,
29 June 2026
The Americans topped the group by beating Paraguay and Australia in their two opening matches, then played almost all reserves in a last-second loss to Turkey to finish out the group stage.
—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
In the end, SoCal’s team topped Chicago in a match that will go a great way towards determining some of the final playoff spots.
—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The team's latest championship was in 2022, when Golden State topped the Boston Celtics in six.
—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Parts of southern England have already topped 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 Celsius) the past three days, but today’s and tomorrow’s temperatures are set to soar into the middle mid-90s Fahrenheit (mid-30s Celsius) with some locations even topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius).
—
Taylor Ward,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for topped
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The search has now surpassed the first 72 hours –– the most critical window for finding survivors.
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But, in the decades that followed, other cities caught up and eventually surpassed New York; one of them was Ibiza, where clubs like Pacha showed vacationing Europeans how to rave all night.
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Between 2022 and 2024, public cash injections exceeded 10%of GDP, according to a study published last year by the Institute of Economics and Peace, an Australian think tank.
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If the cost of tokens has already exceeded the cost of the employees they were meant to replace, when does the comparison start running in the other direction?
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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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“Topped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topped. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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