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as in to surpass
to go beyond the limit of
by resorting to corporal punishment, the teacher had clearly exceeded his authority
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as in to better
to be greater, better, or stronger than
her knowledge of French wines exceeds that of anyone else I know
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Recent Examples of exceed
Bond has turned this philosophy into tangible results, from exceeding growth expectations and delivering record profitability to the team’s pivotal role securing Microsoft's historic Activision Blizzard acquisition against seemingly impossible odds.
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Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The potency for 12 of the 15 products was significantly overstated, the results showed, and four of the samples exceeded the state’s limit for yeast and mold.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025
That contrasts with a 5% rise in first-year domestic applicants – marking the first time since 2019 that growth in domestic applications exceeded international growth, the company said.
—Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Fatal crashes fell last year, but deaths have exceeded 300 in each of the last three years.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The potency for 12 of the 15 products was significantly overstated, the results showed, and four of the samples exceeded the state’s limit for yeast and mold.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025
That contrasts with a 5% rise in first-year domestic applicants – marking the first time since 2019 that growth in domestic applications exceeded international growth, the company said.
—Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Fatal crashes fell last year, but deaths have exceeded 300 in each of the last three years.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceed
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In the last year, Church & Dwight’s revenue growth surpassed its outlook and, according to sources, outperformed its competitors.—
Seth Matlins,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Ovechkin passes Gretzky in goals, ‘greatest’ debate underway: Wayne Gretzky reigned 31 years as the NHL’s top career goals scorer until Washington’s Alexander Ovechkin surpassed him this week with his 895th in the regular season.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
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Its leaders see an opportunity to better position China as a less capricious partner to the Middle East, the global South, and even Europe.—
Chang Che,
The Atlantic,
21 Apr. 2025
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Craig Wood bettered his first-round score by 21 strokes in 1936 (88-67), then went on to win the tournament five years later.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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To top the week off, the Trump administration with all of its DOGE cuts — many on hold by federal court rulings — is on course to spend 7.4% more than President Joe Biden’s administration.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2025
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That winning streak ended in 2019 when Geoff Neal topped Muhammad via decision.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The crux of the government's argument is that Google has unfair control of a huge market share in U.S. search, a valuation eclipsing $1 trillion.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
21 Apr. 2025
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For a long time, it has been eclipsed by other Spanish regions.—
Per and Britt Karlsson,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Exceed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceed. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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