- present tense form of exceed (3rd person singular).
exceeds
Example Sentences
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Luxury tax payrolls determine whether a team exceeds the league’s luxury tax threshold and owes financial penalties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
A steep decline in the MerQube index that exceeds 40% would breach both the coupon and maturity barriers, putting investor capital at risk of losses.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
"Despite the efforts of our supplier, our purchase price exceeds Total's retail price by several dozen cents," the stations said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
This exceeds the on-time performance of regular mail and packages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 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
