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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The Denver location, near Coors Field, is not only packed ahead of first pitch, but now sees college football and NFL Sunday business surpass Rockies games.
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2025
According to promoter Live Nation, ticket sales for the genre-bending concert surpassed one million in less than a month, and two more venues were added to the itinerary.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Villanova is expected to surpass those numbers annually.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2025
The Democrat brought in nearly $6.4 million from January 9 to March 12, well surpassing the Republican's $1.1 million during the same period.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2025
According to promoter Live Nation, ticket sales for the genre-bending concert surpassed one million in less than a month, and two more venues were added to the itinerary.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Villanova is expected to surpass those numbers annually.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2025
The Democrat brought in nearly $6.4 million from January 9 to March 12, well surpassing the Republican's $1.1 million during the same period.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 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 6 Apr. 2025.
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