surmounted

Example Sentences

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His creativity surmounted the quotidian constraints of public commissions.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

These are issues that could potentially be surmounted through negotiation.

From BBC • May 7, 2024

The researchers have now surmounted this security vulnerability by leveraging terahertz waves to develop an antitampering ID tag that still offers the benefits of being tiny, cheap, and secure.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2024

Troops surmounted dense Russian fortifications last week to retake the village of Robotyne.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2023

They were flanked by three incense burners whose basins were surmounted by animals nearly alive in their detail—roaring lion, fierce dragon, wise tortoise.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park