in excess of

ADVERB

besides

Synonyms

STRONG

also as well in addition likewise too

WEAK

added to additionally along with and all apart from as well as aside from beyond conjointly else exceeding exclusive of extra further furthermore in conjunction with in distinction to in other respects more more than moreover not counting on the side on top of everything other than otherwise plus secondly supplementary to to boot together with what's more with the exception of yet

PREPOSITION

besides

Synonyms

WEAK

added to along with as well as beside beyond more than on top of other than over and above plus supplementary together with

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Shares of Oracle have gained 37% since the company’s previous earnings report, when the cloud and database giant reported revenue- and earnings-growth rates in excess of 20%.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

There’s the investment manager of the endowment at Washington University in St. Louis who plunked down $50 million into SpaceX External link nearly a decade ago, which is now worth in excess of $1 billion.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

An outlay in excess of £250m, with little recouped through sales, was substantial but as the season has progressed, the importance of those additions has been proven.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“Currently,” he was informed, “the estimated wait time for completion of an Access Request with a score of 15 is in excess of 10 years.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

And although the gale was generating a windchill in excess of seventy below zero Fahrenheit, I felt strangely, disturbingly warm.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

in excess of

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