transcended

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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

When pressed on what it means to be French if being born in the country is not sufficient, Bardella said he felt being French was an "honour" that transcended bureaucracy.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

His passionate apprenticeship transcended even his own expectations.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

But assumption was symptomatic of malevolent tendencies that transcended mere dollars and cents.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis