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transcend

Definition for transcend

verb as in go beyond; surpass

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"The relationship between cognitive ability and speech-perception performance transcended diagnostic categories. That finding was consistent across all three groups," said the study's lead investigator, Bonnie Lau.

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“Only God Can Judge Me” is a meticulous demystification of a young artist who since death has transcended into a global icon on par with Bob Marley.

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“You don’t have to talk about it. You just sit and listen to it. It’s not my favorite,” he clarifies, alluding to his first love, cinema — “but it’s the one that transcends centuries.”

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The song, which dropped in August, is about how intimate connections between people can transcend languages and borders.

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“The U.S.-Colombia relationship has for many years transcended personal politics because both sides understood how important it was,” Dickinson continued.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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