as in to overcome
to achieve a victory over
an Olympic swimmer who surmounted endless obstacles to achieve her goals
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Recent Examples of surmount
High-voltage towers surmounted this islet, the cables themselves, in the dimness, no more than spider’s silk floating in the air.
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Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
But what was the conflict that needed to be surmounted in order to bring us to this gushing catharsis?
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 June 2024
It’s also found ways to clear major technical hurdles that other attempts at this kind of iron refinement have failed to surmount.
—Alison Van Houten, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
The electoral vote system is enshrined in the Constitution, and changing the law would require a constitutional amendment, a hurdle that's been too high to surmount.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
But what was the conflict that needed to be surmounted in order to bring us to this gushing catharsis?
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 June 2024
It’s also found ways to clear major technical hurdles that other attempts at this kind of iron refinement have failed to surmount.
—Alison Van Houten, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
The electoral vote system is enshrined in the Constitution, and changing the law would require a constitutional amendment, a hurdle that's been too high to surmount.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
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However, any prospective investors will have to overcome a significant mental hurdle: namely, Armour’s horrific dividend track record.Brett Owens, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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But the Voyager team has become increasingly creative to keep both probes flying, and soon, the challenges may be too great to overcome.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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Along with The Learning Tree, Jericho defeated Mark Briscoe for the title and successfully defended it against Tomohiro Ishii.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Unfortunately, other pro-growth tax reforms that eliminated tax credits for restoring historic buildings and the film industry were defeated.Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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But one 3-year-old has seemingly mastered the art of tidying up, which has reduced the internet to tears.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Travis even masters two games of strip poker, where he is apparently allowed to cheat roguishly.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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In the race to conquer the cosmos, the greatest challenge to space exploration might be the vastness of the unknown, but that distance from planet Earth isn’t dissuading the invisible hands of cybercriminals aiming to sabotage missions from thousands of miles below.Vikram Barhat, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2024
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Over decades, my attempts to conquer the Spanish language have been repulsed.Calvin Trillin, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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Republicans will take control of Congress in January, ready to block any national protections—but with a slim majority, making a national ban unlikely.Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2024
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Does the playoff committee take into account the difference between conferences when deciding how many teams come from each ?Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Surmount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surmount. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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