as in to exceed
to be greater, better, or stronger than
a manager whose arrogance was overtopped only by his ineptitude
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Recent Examples of overtop
Multiple drainage canals in Metairie were overtopped and overflowed into streets and neighborhoods according to Scott Walker, Council At-Large for Jefferson Parish.
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CBS News, 12 Sep. 2024
Barriers built in Italy to stop Mt. Etna’s lava flows in 1992 slowed the flow, but the lava eventually overtopped each one.
—Loÿc Vanderkluysen, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2024
Officials ordered evacuations due to widespread flash flooding as the system overtopped drainage systems and several Georgia dams.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
The lake at Suicide Basin filled to the brim and then overtopped the glacier on August 1, city officials reported.
—Eric Zerkel, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
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CBS News, 12 Sep. 2024
Barriers built in Italy to stop Mt. Etna’s lava flows in 1992 slowed the flow, but the lava eventually overtopped each one.
—Loÿc Vanderkluysen, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2024
Officials ordered evacuations due to widespread flash flooding as the system overtopped drainage systems and several Georgia dams.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
The lake at Suicide Basin filled to the brim and then overtopped the glacier on August 1, city officials reported.
—Eric Zerkel, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
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The MPGe rating exceeds the previous year’s 108 by one mile, while the impressive range figure of 319 remains the same.Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Heritage Commerce Corp's capital ratios exceeded regulatory guidelines, with a total capital ratio of 15.6% and a Tier 1 capital ratio of 13.4%.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Superstars Pizza: The Near West End sub and pizza shop is slinging Turkey Day for the holidays, that's a turkey sub topped with gravy, stuffing, cranberry and crispy onions, $13.99.Karri Peifer, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Legend at Ralston Valley, TBA Class 4A No. 1 Dakota Ridge beat No. 17 Loveland, 49-21: Dakota Ridge rolled to its 10th straight win, topping 40 points before the end of the third quarter to advance to the quarterfinals for the fifth time in six seasons.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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On the all-genre Billboard 200, the album arrives at No. 4, marking Ballerini’s second top 10 and highest rank, surpassing the No. 7 peak for Unapologetically in November 2017.Jim Asker, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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Spending across both sides has surpassed $20 million, according to political ad tracker AdImpact.Linh Ta, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Key Facts Tesla’s shares rose to over $280 as of around 10:10 a.m. EST, pacing what would be a new record for the stock, eclipsing a previous high of $273.54 set on Oct. 27.Ty Roush, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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The price of one bitcoin also reached a record high Wednesday morning, eclipsing $73,881 before markets opened Wednesday.Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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The song peaked at No .3 on the Billboard Hot 100, bettering its placement of No. 30 upon its original release, and topped the U.K. Singles Chart for three weeks to give Bush her second No. 1 single.Thomas Smith, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
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Being a council member provides a greater opportunity to have an immediate impact on bettering the material conditions of the residents of the district.Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Overtop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtop. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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