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
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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Green tea also surpasses the antioxidant content of coffee, which is usually roasted.
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Maria Goldbach, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2025
This means the total number of Texas cases linked to the outbreak in roughly two months has surpassed the number confirmed for the entirety of last year in the U.S., which saw 285 cases nationwide, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
The federal government’s gross national debt has surpassed $34 trillion, a record high that foreshadows the coming political and economic challenges to improve America’s balance sheet in the coming years.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
That’s up 15% from 2023 — and surpasses Amtrak’s previous record of 32.4 million passengers in 2019.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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Maria Goldbach, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2025
This means the total number of Texas cases linked to the outbreak in roughly two months has surpassed the number confirmed for the entirety of last year in the U.S., which saw 285 cases nationwide, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
The federal government’s gross national debt has surpassed $34 trillion, a record high that foreshadows the coming political and economic challenges to improve America’s balance sheet in the coming years.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
That’s up 15% from 2023 — and surpasses Amtrak’s previous record of 32.4 million passengers in 2019.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Surpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surpass. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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