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surpass

[ser-pas, -pahs] / sərˈpæs, -ˈpɑs /


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The coverage experienced from the island on Wednesday is the most significant since the total solar eclipse in 1999, without another to match or surpass it until 2151.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Mr. Thompson would later estimate that the state’s total fraud could surpass $9 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Yet if that trend continues, it isn’t impossible for Microsoft and Google to get close to or even surpass Amazon’s cloud-computing revenue within a few years.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

He whacked five sixes and five fours with a combination of power and flair, including a monstrous six over mid-wicket to surpass the previous highest team total of 226.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

In Paris on the Champ de Mars, France opened the Exposition Universelle, a world’s fair so big and glamorous and so exotic that visitors came away believing no exposition could surpass it.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

That surpasses the total for 2025, a year that had already shattered records, with 2,289 cases and three deaths including two young children.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

His record surpasses Coldplay's 10-night run last summer, as well as Swift's eight nights at the stadium in 2024.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

Since then, Lebanese health authorities say more than 4,250 people have been killed — a toll that surpasses the war deaths in Iran but in a country 16 times less populous.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

McHugh’s pay at Welltower, a real-estate investment trust focused on rental housing for seniors, surpasses the $139 million compensation package received by Tesla’s Vaibhav Taneja in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

But it doesn't feel great when your younger sibling surpasses you.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Wilson surpassed Mike Bordick’s 2002 mark with the Baltimore Orioles for consecutive games played at shortstop without an error.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

According to JPMorgan, almost four in five of the index’s constituents that have posted results beat on earnings while 73% surpassed revenue forecasts.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

“But we believe our technology has caught up. For many products, we have surpassed them.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

It surpassed the 2025 fire that affected Larouco, Quiroga, and Oencia.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

I’ve surpassed shock now; my mind is officially blown.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Overall, though, Rheinmetall's order backlog kept growing in the second quarter, surpassing the 80 billion euro mark thanks to 11.4 billion euros in new contracts awarded during the quarter.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

That shot helped the England white-ball great move to 14,833 runs in T20 cricket, surpassing Kieron Pollard's mark of 14,803 to become the highest run-scorer in the format's history.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The company posted adjusted earnings per share of 8 cents, surpassing the 4 cents projected by Wall Street.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

During the quarter, the Melrose Avenue film studio released “Scary Movie,” which brought in $231 million in global ticket sales, surpassing expectations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

“Burnham had believed that he might best serve his country by placing all of the work exclusively with Eastern architects,” Sullivan wrote; “solely, he averred, on account of their surpassing culture.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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