surpass
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The 2023 fifth-round draft pick is entering the final year of his rookie contract, and he is eligible for an extension that could surpass the $120-million deal the Seattle Seahawks gave receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
There is a 75 percent chance that the 2026-2030 five-year mean temperature will surpass the key threshold of 1.5C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average, the World Meteorological Organization said.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Boeing is expected to surpass its 2018 peak by 2028, with about 860 deliveries.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
But as hard as he tried to surpass Coltrane’s popularity, Mr. Rollins did not succeed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
His alien kin have not only prepared him to pass but to surpass.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
Vocabulary lists containing surpass
Grade 9, List 2
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