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
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
China has surpassed the European Union to become Russia’s top trade partner, offering a crucial lifeline to its heavily sanctioned economy.
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 4 July 2024
The Dominican native has surpassed 90 innings pitched in a season just once in his professional career and that came in 2019 bringing fatigue into question for his recent outings.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 3 July 2024
Moreover, the level of user engagement has been consistently rising: throughout the festival, the interaction counts for the 2021 and 2023 SIFF surpassed 5 million and approached 7 million, respectively, with the 2024 SIFF achieving an impressive 10 million interactions.
—WWD, 3 July 2024
Its leader, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri, argues Threads can surpass X without promoting the kind of content that made that app so influential in the first place: hard news, politics and hot-button social issues.
—Naomi Nix, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 4 July 2024
The Dominican native has surpassed 90 innings pitched in a season just once in his professional career and that came in 2019 bringing fatigue into question for his recent outings.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 3 July 2024
Moreover, the level of user engagement has been consistently rising: throughout the festival, the interaction counts for the 2021 and 2023 SIFF surpassed 5 million and approached 7 million, respectively, with the 2024 SIFF achieving an impressive 10 million interactions.
—WWD, 3 July 2024
Its leader, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri, argues Threads can surpass X without promoting the kind of content that made that app so influential in the first place: hard news, politics and hot-button social issues.
—Naomi Nix, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
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