transcended

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For a moment, he adds, it transcended partisan divisions.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

As music “that transcended enmities to forge a connection between all the people born of this land,” Vargas Llosa writes, channeling Toño’s enthusiasm, the vals is the exemplary art form of a “mongrel nation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

For Obama, the moment was personal, but his remarks deliberately transcended it.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

“It’s not a John Mayer thing. With the greatest respect, it’s not even a Henson thing. Kermit, to me, had transcended all of that and become a part of the fabric of this community.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

There was something in her bearing that transcended her soft voice and diminutive stature.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly