as in to exceed
to be greater, better, or stronger than
a manager whose arrogance was overtopped only by his ineptitude
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Recent Examples of overtop
The onslaught of water can mean a stream or river overtops its banks, flooding nearby areas.
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Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 7 July 2025
Image Most of the storm’s damage so far has been caused by floodwaters that overtopped riverbanks and levees, surged through streets and inundated the basements and ground floors of buildings.
—Patrick J. Lyons, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
In extreme cases, water can overtop dams, causing a risk of failure.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
The wings of SpaceShipTwo are hinged, just like those of its predecessor, SpaceShipOne, which won the $10 million Ansari X Prize in 2004 by overtopping the Kármán line twice within a span of two weeks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2012
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Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 7 July 2025
Image Most of the storm’s damage so far has been caused by floodwaters that overtopped riverbanks and levees, surged through streets and inundated the basements and ground floors of buildings.
—Patrick J. Lyons, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
In extreme cases, water can overtop dams, causing a risk of failure.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
The wings of SpaceShipTwo are hinged, just like those of its predecessor, SpaceShipOne, which won the $10 million Ansari X Prize in 2004 by overtopping the Kármán line twice within a span of two weeks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtop
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Buoyed by those gains, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite secured new closing highs, with the former exceeding the 6,600 level for the first time.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Open sources estimate that in 2022, UralVagonZavod produced some 60-70 T-90M tanks; by 2023, that may have risen to 140-180; and for 2024, output is estimated to have exceeded 200 units annually.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas has topped 500 yards in each of its first three games, averaging 568 yards per game.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Sep. 2025
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Fan reactions in the comments section suggest Piastri could win everything this season, while some justified their love for pineapple topping on a pizza.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Employee health costs are likely to surpass $5,000 next year as companies see their biggest cost increases in at least five years, according to projections from Aon.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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During their 27-18 victory over the Commanders at Lambeau Field, however, the Packers surpassed Parsons’ best-case scenario.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The ascendant crypto sector is eclipsing what was once a powerhouse industry.—
Rachel Witkowski,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The final number eclipsed his own previous high of 18.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Postecoglou, the former Tottenham Hotspur and Celtic manager, saw his side bettered by an Arsenal team that will surely be among the Premier League title contenders, thanks to two goals from Martin Zubimendi and another from Viktor Gyokeres.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The new Siri will be able to better fulfill queries by tapping into the open web, on-screen content and a user’s data.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Overtop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtop. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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