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as in surpasses
to go beyond the limit of
by resorting to corporal punishment, the teacher had clearly exceeded his authority
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as in tops
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 exceeds
Regulatory agencies like the FDA and EMA set strict limits on nitrosamine levels in medications, and if a product exceeds these limits, it may be deemed unsafe for consumption, prompting a recall.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
In the latest ruling, the court found that the CTA likely exceeds the federal government’s power.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The invitation urges supporters to give Adams $3,700 each — a figure that exceeds the max $2,100 donors can contribute to a campaign participating in the city’s public matching funds program.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
Our relatively typical Milky Way exceeds 100,000 light-years in diameter.
—Big Think, 9 Dec. 2024
Government statistics reveal that the success rate for new technologies that undergo pilot testing in China exceeds 80%.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2024
There may be periods in which the dividend payment exceeds free cash flow.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
The federal dam managers had asked the states to find up to 4 million acre-feet in new water savings in the driest years, a figure that exceeds Arizona’s share of the river and approaches California’s share, the largest.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
No public water system in Central Florida regularly exceeds that level by more than a fraction, a sampling by the Orlando Sentinel showed.
—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
In the latest ruling, the court found that the CTA likely exceeds the federal government’s power.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The invitation urges supporters to give Adams $3,700 each — a figure that exceeds the max $2,100 donors can contribute to a campaign participating in the city’s public matching funds program.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
Our relatively typical Milky Way exceeds 100,000 light-years in diameter.
—Big Think, 9 Dec. 2024
Government statistics reveal that the success rate for new technologies that undergo pilot testing in China exceeds 80%.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2024
There may be periods in which the dividend payment exceeds free cash flow.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
The federal dam managers had asked the states to find up to 4 million acre-feet in new water savings in the driest years, a figure that exceeds Arizona’s share of the river and approaches California’s share, the largest.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
No public water system in Central Florida regularly exceeds that level by more than a fraction, a sampling by the Orlando Sentinel showed.
—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Exceeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceeds. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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