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exceeding

[ik-see-ding] / ɪkˈsi dɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
excelling
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PREPOSITION
above
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This past fall the IMF warned of inflated credit ratings on life insurers’ private credit holdings, which could result in defaults far exceeding predictions in a downturn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

This means that roughly 1.3 molybdenum-based metal complexes were activated for every photon absorbed, exceeding the usual limit and demonstrating that more energy carriers were produced than incoming photons.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

Carnival reported record first-quarter revenue of $6.2 billion and adjusted earnings per share of 20 cents, exceeding estimates.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Upload speeds were also higher with Surfshark, often exceeding 60 Mbps, compared to NordVPN’s 2.2 to 2.7 Mbps in Australia.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

The first edition of 18,000 copies sold out in the first few months, exceeding expectations.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell