1
as in to exceed
to be greater, better, or stronger than
she always tried to surpass her older brother at anything he did
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as in to transcend
to go beyond the limit of
the sales of the band's newest CD have surpassed the combined sales of its last two albums
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Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
Probably no historical event surpasses World War Two for usable-past appeal, and distortion.
—Chris Doyle, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
Booker's speech, which began Monday evening, continued for a total of 25 hours and 4 minutes, surpassing the previous record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond, who filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957 for 24 hours and 18 minutes.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
The generative AI market is set to surpass $1 trillion in revenue within a decade.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Surpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surpass. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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