Thesaurus / surmount
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The good news is that every state seems to have surmounted the wave and new cases are now generally on the decline.
COVID-19 CASES AREN’T DROPPING ANYMOREERIN FENNESSYMARCH 2, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEFor Bullock in Gravity, all those miles above Earth, reconnecting with home means surmounting the death of a daughter.
IN SCIENCE FICTION, WE ARE NEVER HOME - ISSUE 95: ESCAPESTEVE ERICKSONFEBRUARY 10, 2021NAUTILUSAs a consequence, Nina is placed in an impossible position, but one she is determined to surmount.
LESBIAN LOVE STORY BECOMES THRILLER IN ‘TWO OF US’JOHN PAUL KINGFEBRUARY 4, 2021WASHINGTON BLADEFormulaic action scenes became riotous steeplechases as Zorro surmounted obstacles with somersaults and handsprings, sometimes pausing for a snack.
ZORRO AT 100: WHY THE ORIGINAL SWASHBUCKLER IS STILL THE QUINTESSENTIAL AMERICAN ACTION HEROMICHAEL SRAGOWJANUARY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POSTNow he’s seeking his fourth ring, inching closer to Michael Jordan’s six — which, no matter how much he downplays it, is a hill he’s still trying to surmount.
THE NBA FINALS BURST THE ANALYTICS BUBBLEJOSHUA EFERIGHESEPTEMBER 29, 2020OZYHis fiery enthusiasm swept aside all difficulties; his inventive genius ever showed him the way to surmount all obstacles.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONIt was the personality of their general which had taught the French soldiers to surmount all difficulties.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONThe true spirit of success is not to look at obstacles, but to keep the eye on the many ways in which to surmount them.
CHOICE READINGS FOR THE HOME CIRCLEANONYMOUSThey are daunted by nothing they surmount walls and hedges, and enter enclosed gardens or inhabited houses.
THE ONTARIO READERS: THE HIGH SCHOOL READER, 1886MINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMy mind was staggered with a view of the difficulties I had to surmount and the little interest I possessed.
THE LIFE OF HORATIO LORD NELSONROBERT SOUTHEYWORDS RELATED TO SURMOUNT
- bested
- came out on top
- conquered
- crushed
- downed
- drowned
- got around
- got the better of
- hurdled
- knocked over
- knocked socks off
- licked
- mastered
- outlived
- overpowered
- overthrew
- overwhelmed
- prevailed
- prostrated
- reduced
- rendered
- rose above
- shocked
- stunned
- subdued
- subjugated
- surmounted
- survived
- threw
- triumph over
- vanquished
- was victorious
- weathered
- whelmed
- won
- worsted
- be victorious
- best
- come out on top
- conquer
- crush
- down
- drown
- get around
- get the better of
- hurdle
- knock over
- knock socks off
- lick
- master
- outlive
- overpower
- overthrow
- overwhelm
- prevail
- prostrate
- reduce
- render
- rise above
- run over
- shock
- stun
- subdue
- subjugate
- surmount
- survive
- throw
- triumph over
- vanquish
- weather
- whelm
- win
- worst
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