- present tense form of exceed (3rd person singular).
exceeds
Example Sentences
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The BOE also highlighted the increased use of debt issuance to fund the development of AI models, which it said now exceeds the sums borrowed by many governments, including that of the U.K..
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Luxury tax payrolls determine whether a team exceeds the league’s luxury tax threshold and owes financial penalties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
A steep decline in the MerQube index that exceeds 40% would breach both the coupon and maturity barriers, putting investor capital at risk of losses.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
"Despite the efforts of our supplier, our purchase price exceeds Total's retail price by several dozen cents," the stations said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Whereas chiefdoms’ populations range from a few thousand to a few tens of thousands, the populations of most modern states exceed one million, and China’s exceeds one billion.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
