- present participle of surpass.
surpassing
Example Sentences
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World oil prices jumped with the benchmark international contract Brent North Sea crude surpassing $95 for the first time in nearly six weeks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
New record for number of days reaching 34C or above: Nine days this summer so far, surpassing the previous record of eight days set in 1976.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The stakes are even bigger: who controls space and warfare, dominates the world economy and shapes the first technology with super-intelligence surpassing our species.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
On Wednesday, it celebrated surpassing that target, with $121 billion in pledges so far.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Circe and Medea are the only witches and they are young and of surpassing beauty—delightful, not horrible.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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