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exceeds

VERB

be superior to; surpass

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eclipse outpace outstrip top

STRONG

beat best better cap distance excel outdo outrun outshine overstep overtake overtax pass surmount transcend

WEAK

break record get upper hand go beyond go by have a jump on have advantage have it all over out-distance outreach rise above run circles around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fall behind

STRONG

fail lose surrender

WEAK

be inferior

Example Sentences

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Minutes from one Valley Bureau Foundation meeting last year show Stearn claimed to have raised more than $100,000 for the LAPD, an amount that far exceeds what is listed in Police Commission records.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

“IMAX’s strategic value materially exceeds what is reflected in the current public valuation,” Mike Hickey of Benchmark Equity Research wrote in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

The New Civil Liberties Alliance petitioned the agency in 2023 to rescind the policy because it violates the First Amendment, unlawfully insulates the agency from criticism, and exceeds the agency’s authority.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

When expanded across the site's nearly 15,000 boreholes, the estimated hydrogen output exceeds 140 tonnes annually.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Whereas chiefdoms’ populations range from a few thousand to a few tens of thousands, the populations of most modern states exceed one million, and China’s exceeds one billion.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond