surpass

Example Sentences

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“Collectively, however, they can equal or surpass the monthly fees associated with a structured senior-housing community,” says Farr.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

“If agentic AI and the importance of the semiconductor domestic supply chain are just in the early innings, the stock will grow in and grow into and surpass its valuation,” says Reitzes.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Advertising research firm Emarketer projects that Meta will surpass Google in net ad revenue this year, reaching over $243.46 billion, edging past Google’s $239.54 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"As we surpass the furthest distance humans have ever traveled from planet Earth, we do so in honoring the extraordinary efforts and feats of our predecessors in human space exploration," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Landscape gardening was no more than a bohemian fantasy, as well as a lame ambition—so he had analyzed it with the help of Freud—to replace or surpass his absent father.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan