exceed
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Those outlays exceed the school’s income by a couple million dollars a year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Estimates suggest Nanotyrannus reached about 18 feet in length, making it significantly smaller than a full-grown T. rex, which could exceed 40 feet.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
Many more leave the faith than adopt it, at rates that far exceed other Christian denominations.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
“Our products meet or exceed global regulatory, safety, and quality standards,” Lululemon added.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
This violates a basic principle of numbers called the axiom of Archimedes, which says that if you add something to itself enough times, it will exceed any other number in magnitude.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing exceed
Power Prefix: ex-
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