as in to overcome
to achieve a victory over
an Olympic swimmer who surmounted endless obstacles to achieve her goals
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Recent Examples of surmount
Rohit Prasad, who leads the artificial general intelligence (AGI) team at Amazon, told the Financial Times the voice assistant still needed to surmount several technical hurdles before the rollout.
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
And there is another hurdle that these governments have to surmount.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
The halftime scoreline was a mountain far too high for the Broncos to surmount, ending in an 84-65 victory for New Mexico (15-5, 7-1 Mountain West) over Boise State (13-6, 5-3).
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 Jan. 2025
But on Tuesday, the Santa Anas were able to surmount the mountains and send a downslope windstorm toward Pacific Palisades and Pasadena.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
And there is another hurdle that these governments have to surmount.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
The halftime scoreline was a mountain far too high for the Broncos to surmount, ending in an 84-65 victory for New Mexico (15-5, 7-1 Mountain West) over Boise State (13-6, 5-3).
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 Jan. 2025
But on Tuesday, the Santa Anas were able to surmount the mountains and send a downslope windstorm toward Pacific Palisades and Pasadena.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surmount
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The plethora of pixels can’t overcome a noise-prone sensor, though, and its picture tends to be soft.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
19 Mar. 2025
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Professionals can take control of their careers by overcoming these challenges and embracing an entrepreneurial mindset.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Houston Rockets defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 144-137, in a thrilling overtime contest Monday that was arguably one of the more confusing, exciting games of the season.—
Kelly Iko,
The Athletic,
18 Mar. 2025
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On Monday morning, McIlroy defeated JJ Spaun in a three-hole aggregate playoff to win the 2025 PLAYERS Championship.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Many parents know the struggle of getting a toddler out the door, but one mom has mastered the feat—under specific conditions.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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The best way to master it, logically, is to stick with it.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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While The Changes Track The Progression Of Our Credit Market Amnesia The replacement high-end properties mimic the ambitions of today’s tech titans to conquer outer space.—
Ann Rutledge,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Vikings had begun to conquer and move into parts of Scotland in 800 A.D.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
15 Mar. 2025
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Happening today: 🍀 Whitewater Center's Green River Revival | 9am-5pm | $12 parking Go rafting down the green river, take a yoga flow and enjoy live music.—
McKenzie Rankin,
Axios,
15 Mar. 2025
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Boston will take a slightly different approach by announcing the name in a few weeks and the full crest in the summer.—
Meg Linehan,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Surmount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surmount. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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