surpassing
- ascendant adj.
- better adj.
- dominant adj.
- especial adj.
- great adj.
- higher adj.
- incomparable adj.
- memorable adj.
- predominant adj.
- preeminent adj.
- superior adj.
- superlative adj.
- supreme adj.
- towering adj.
- transcendent adj.
- transcendent/transcendental adj.
- ultimate adj.
- unequaled adj.
- unsurpassable adj.
- above prep.
Example Sentences
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Villa then turned the versatile forward into the most expensive Swiss player in history - surpassing Granit Xhaka's £38.25m move from Borussia Mönchengladbach to Arsenal 10 years ago.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Taylor Swift had a historic night Sunday during the MTV Video Music Awards, surpassing Beyoncé as the most decorated solo artist in VMAs history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery aims to raise funds to double its capacity to 1.4 million barrels a day by 2028, which would make it the world's largest refinery, surpassing Jamnagar in India.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
While the peak in crude after the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war is well above current levels, it’s diesel that is setting record highs, surpassing $6 on Friday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
There was a maiden in Thessaly named Coronis, of beauty so surpassing that Apollo loved her.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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