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as in exceeded
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 transcended
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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Recent Examples of surpassed
In areas like India and Central Africa, the Android technique actually far surpassed the accuracy of monitoring stations alone.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
That was soon surpassed by the $81 million Harris raised in the first 24 hours of her campaign.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Earnings so far in the third-quarter have surpassed Wall Street’s expectations.
—Brian Evans,nick Wells, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, 75% of the companies have surpassed analysts’ estimates.
—Brian Evans,nick Wells, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Bank of America's virtual assistant, Erica (which handles customer inquiries and provides financial guidance), this year surpassed two billion interactions for 42 million clients since its launch.
—Ronan Burke, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Kmart was the country’s largest retailer until 1990 when it was surpassed by Walmart.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2024
Ford's pumpkin surpassed Wisconsin's previous heaviest pumpkin ― 2,420 pounds grown by Brian Mathiowetz last year.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
And yet Friel Otten told me that canvassers going door to door on behalf of her campaign reported contact rates of twenty-nine per cent, which far surpassed national averages of fifteen to twenty per cent.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
That was soon surpassed by the $81 million Harris raised in the first 24 hours of her campaign.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Earnings so far in the third-quarter have surpassed Wall Street’s expectations.
—Brian Evans,nick Wells, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, 75% of the companies have surpassed analysts’ estimates.
—Brian Evans,nick Wells, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Bank of America's virtual assistant, Erica (which handles customer inquiries and provides financial guidance), this year surpassed two billion interactions for 42 million clients since its launch.
—Ronan Burke, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Kmart was the country’s largest retailer until 1990 when it was surpassed by Walmart.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2024
Ford's pumpkin surpassed Wisconsin's previous heaviest pumpkin ― 2,420 pounds grown by Brian Mathiowetz last year.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
And yet Friel Otten told me that canvassers going door to door on behalf of her campaign reported contact rates of twenty-nine per cent, which far surpassed national averages of fifteen to twenty per cent.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
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