surpassed

verb

past tense of surpass
1
as in exceeded
to be greater, better, or stronger than she always tried to surpass her older brother at anything he did

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2
as in transcended
to go beyond the limit of the sales of the band's newest CD have surpassed the combined sales of its last two albums

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Recent Examples of surpassed The average two-bedroom rent in the city has now surpassed New York City, traditionally the nation’s most expensive city for rents. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 The government has spent nearly all of its full-year allocation for fuel subsidies already, after oil prices surpassed the $85 benchmark that the estimate was based on. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Buzz camper van screaming back earlier than previously forecasted at a time when the Kia PV5 has rapidly surpassed Volkswagen's electric van as the breakthrough poster child of global e-camping. — New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026 The digitally native activewear brand, which surpassed $1 billion in revenue in 2025, is confident in its proven US retail model to drive global growth. — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Wang’s fellow cofounder, Guo, later surpassed Taylor Swift in becoming the youngest woman to hit the eye-watering net worth, and has since passed the baton to Kalshi cofounder Luana Lopes Lara. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026 Jameson Williams has surpassed 1,000 yards receiving the past two seasons. — CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026 Virgilijus’s Olympic record had stood for 20 years before his son and eventual 2024 Olympic gold medalist Roje Stona surpassed the mark in Paris. — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026 Ahead of SpaceX's earnings and the share unlocks, notional short interest in SpaceX surpassed Musk's automaker Tesla, one of Wall Street's favorite targets for short sellers. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surpassed
  1. exceeded
  2. eclipsed
  3. topped
Verb
  • The city's spending on the two cases has therefore already exceeded the contract cap by $382,000.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • An Allegheny River site southeast of Ohio exceeded that benchmark every time it was tested.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of exceeded
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  • But there are two other AI behemoths still waiting in the wings for their turn to go public, and at least one of them has no intention of being eclipsed by Elon Musk.
    — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In the first 10 months of the 2026 fiscal year, interest costs have eclipsed Medicare healthcare outlays to become the second-largest line item in the federal budget, behind the Social Security pension system.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of eclipsed
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  • Only three topped 40 catches, and Jaden Greathouse and Beaux Collins required a 16-game season to get there two years ago.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Digging for compliments Shares in mining giant BHP are trading higher in Australia, hitting a two-month high, after the company topped earnings expectations and unveiled plans to pay its highest dividend in four years.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of topped

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