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
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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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At first, these visual references provide cinematic flair that surpasses the tin-pot Flash Gordon, Destination Moon: Star Trekian juvenilia of Star Wars.
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Armond White, National Review, 9 Aug. 2024
Second-quarter results surpassed analysts’ expectations on the top and bottom lines, however.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2024
When Trump first joined TikTok in June, the account quickly surpassed the BidenHQ account in followers, reaching more than 1.1 million within the first 24 hours of the launch.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2024
Illumination and Universal’s Despicable Me 4 also exceeded expectations, as did Amblin’s Twisters and Neon’s horror pic Longlegs, which has surpassed the Oscar-winning Parasite to become the indie distributor’s top-grossing film ever.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 9 Aug. 2024
Second-quarter results surpassed analysts’ expectations on the top and bottom lines, however.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2024
When Trump first joined TikTok in June, the account quickly surpassed the BidenHQ account in followers, reaching more than 1.1 million within the first 24 hours of the launch.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2024
Illumination and Universal’s Despicable Me 4 also exceeded expectations, as did Amblin’s Twisters and Neon’s horror pic Longlegs, which has surpassed the Oscar-winning Parasite to become the indie distributor’s top-grossing film ever.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Surpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surpass. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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