- present tense form of surpass (3rd person singular).
surpasses
Example Sentences
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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
Research has suggested that a smaller model rarely surpasses the bigger model it distills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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
After all, if a film does well, you make a sequel—if a class surpasses everyone’s expectations, you . . . . . . dismantle it!
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
