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surpass::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount |
| Type of | trounce, shell, vanquish, beat, beat out, crush |
| Has types | outsmart, beat, better, break, circumvent, outbrave, outcry, outdraw, outfox, outgrow, outmarch, outpace, outrange, outroar, outsail, outsell, outshine, outshout, outwear, outweigh, outwit, overreach, shame, out-herod |
her performance surpasses that of any other student I know.
Examples of surpass
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Expectations are very high, and the buzz is that Crawford could surpass 40 wins.
From the suntimes.com
The river is expected to surpass flood stage, which is 30 feet, sometime Monday.
From the tennessean.com
Moses is only the fourth NCAA quarterback to surpass 80 pass attempts in a game.
From the newsobserver.com
Last month, he became the 14th player in league history to surpass 2,000 blocks.
From the thenewstribune.com
Saturn was never able to surpass the Japanese in technology, as Smith had hoped.
From the newsweek.com
The one area where boys surpass girls in creating Web content is posting videos.
From the projo.com
The prediction that Chinese military spending will surpass America's seems rash.
From the economist.com
Costs from Alzheimer's in the U.S. alone will surpass a trillion dollars a year.
From the forbes.com
This level of emissions would surpass those of all but six nations in the world.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Excel: distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math"
- Be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
- Travel by: move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other"
- Exceed: be greater in scope or size than some standard; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"
- (surpassing) transcendent: exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
- (surpassing) exceeding: far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
- Surpass was a short-lived Wrigley antacid gum.
- To exceed, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner
