- present tense form of exceed (3rd person singular).
exceeds
Example Sentences
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But they note in some districts the percentage of foreign owners already exceeds the 15 percent limit, particularly in "territories endowed with water and mineral resources, or logistical advantages," such as ports.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
That figure far exceeds the 22 total closures seen in all of 2025, while accounting for about 43% of all U.S.-listed ETF closures this year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Content tagged #backrooms on TikTok exceeds half a million posts, while Instagram fan pages such as @xbackroom, which have hundreds of thousands of followers, further extend the mythology through images, edits and speculative storytelling.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
She faces in the opposite direction of “Femme,” but the shape of her face and pointed nose, and the way her large hat exceeds the picture frame, allude to Matisse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
I have heard that the hunger for air exceeds as a compelling sensation the thirst for water.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
