How to Use surpass in a Sentence
surpass
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But still, the beast has surpassed 270 mph, and that’s impressive as hell.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
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The 10-year Treasury yield surpassed its highest level of the year.
—WSJ, 6 Oct. 2023
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But that number will probably be surpassed in the days and weeks ahead.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
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Girls are starting to surpass boys in education and in the workplace.
—TIME, 17 Oct. 2023
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Some of the windiest spots will be along the outer Sunset and Richmond districts, where gusts will briefly surpass 50 mph.
—Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023
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Boise also has a chance to equal or surpass the record for consecutive days of 105 or hotter.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2024
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Ionescu shot first and scored 26 points, before Curry surpassed her with 29.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2024
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Might the team surpass expectations and surprise in 2023?
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 9 Aug. 2023
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That trend is expected to continue with the market on track to surpass 1 million sales for the first time ever this year.
—Bret Baier, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2023
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The Rams surpassed most expectations and will have a chance to make another Super Bowl run.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
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In 2023, streaming surpassed broadcast and cable TV viewing for the first time, according to Nielsen.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024
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Turnout in San Diego County has consistently surpassed the statewide turnout in primaries for more than a decade.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
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With Durant out, Bol surpassed his season numbers – 11 points and nine rebounds in 20 minutes – in one game.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2024
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The city’s homicide toll surpassed 200 before October this year for the first time in a quarter century.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
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Some areas could see rainfall rates Sunday up to 1 inch per hour, and rainfall totals by the end of Monday could surpass 2 inches.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024
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Widespread support poured in for Watts as the news made headlines, including a GoFundMe that surpassed its goal on the fundraising platform.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 12 Jan. 2024
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Sales of the shoes, Yeezys, would surpass $1 billion a year, lifting Adidas’s bottom line and recapturing its cool.
—Megan Twohey, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
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The mass dolphin deaths come as the water temperatures have surpassed a record-breaking 102 Fahrenheit in the region amid a severe drought.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
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Twenty-nine people believed to be homeless have died outside in Anchorage so far in 2023, far surpassing last year’s grim record — with five months left to go in the year.
—Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023
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The daily bustle of Ontario's buzzing capital is surpassed only by its nightlife.
—Karen Ruffini, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2023
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The greatest mass measurements surpass well over 7 inches.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2024
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Musk, Bezos, and company each surpassed that threshold long ago.
—Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2024
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Throughout her career, the richness of O’Connor’s music was often surpassed by the vehemence and scorch of her politics.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 27 July 2023
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Starship's second full-scale test flight on November 18 surpassed SpaceX's goals going into the launch.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2024
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The more recent video of the two has since earned more than 5 million views and surpassed 1 million likes on the platform, directing listeners to Adetunji’s track.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 2 July 2024
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Gunfire now the leading cause of death for children, surpassing car accidents.
—ABC News, 3 Dec. 2023
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Scott has been the top-spending candidate on the airwaves so far this month, but two other outside groups have surpassed other groups and candidates on the airwaves.
—Chuck Todd, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023
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For your kindness that somehow surpasses even your coolness, for your drive, your creativity, your A+ stink-eye and your smart-ass sense of humor.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
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But average annual temperatures are rising fast too, and are approaching, if not yet surpassing, those ancient highs.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 25 July 2024
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China has surpassed the European Union to become Russia’s top trade partner, offering a crucial lifeline to its heavily sanctioned economy.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 4 July 2024
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