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
Consider creating a well of ketchup to dip your hash browns into (rather than drizzling the ketchup overtop them), and legend has it some folks have smuggled their own toppings.
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2024
Floodwaters overtopped the 124-foot tall Lake Lure hydroelectric dam today, forcing evacuations from the inundation zone downstream.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Rutherford County's Emergency Management ordered residents who live on certain roads to evacuate to higher areas due to water overtopping the Lake Lure Dam, according to a Facebook post shared by the government office Friday morning.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
Multiple drainage canals in Metairie were overtopped and overflowed into streets and neighborhoods according to Scott Walker, Council At-Large for Jefferson Parish.
—CBS News, 12 Sep. 2024
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2024
Floodwaters overtopped the 124-foot tall Lake Lure hydroelectric dam today, forcing evacuations from the inundation zone downstream.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Rutherford County's Emergency Management ordered residents who live on certain roads to evacuate to higher areas due to water overtopping the Lake Lure Dam, according to a Facebook post shared by the government office Friday morning.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
Multiple drainage canals in Metairie were overtopped and overflowed into streets and neighborhoods according to Scott Walker, Council At-Large for Jefferson Parish.
—CBS News, 12 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtop
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Currently being adapted into an animation series slated for summer release, pre-registrations on Tencent Video for the series have already exceeded 830,000.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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According to the study, amounts of metals found in the cookies often exceeded limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for drinking water.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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This year's total of 308 cases now tops the 285 infections reported for all of last year, which saw a large outbreak in a Chicago migrant shelter.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2025
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And to top it off, Knoblauch was once again left irritated by a mistake from a depth player that eventually led to a pivotal goal against.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Canada has also seen the Liberal Party surge rapidly in recent polls, either tying or surpassing the previously dominant Conservative Party, led by Pierre Poilievre.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
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The animated epic has become the first Chinese film to surpass $2 billion at the box office, marking a historic milestone.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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None of the Packers receivers also eclipsed 1,000 yards in 2024.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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These endowments will soon eclipse $1 trillion in size.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
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Trump also revoked an executive order, signed by Biden in 2024, focused on bettering labor standards.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
15 Mar. 2025
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The legislative session moves fast — lawmakers have only two months each year to better the lives of Floridians.—
Yacob Reyes,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Overtop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtop. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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