transcended

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

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

Netscher has meticulously rendered the garment’s luscious materiality—its fall, folds, creases and bunchings—yet transcended mere description to give us a shimmering vision of white and gray highlighted by splashes of red.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Soskin’s trailblazing transcended her work at the Park Service.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

When push came to shove, he transcended his limited human frame with strength no man could have and weapons no man could handle.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel