- present tense form of surpass (3rd person singular).
surpasses
Example Sentences
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Then-CEO Hassabis founded the company in 2010 with the goal of achieving artificial general intelligence, or AGI — an AI system that matches or surpasses human capabilities.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
That surpasses the total for 2025, a year that had already shattered records, with 2,289 cases and three deaths including two young children.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
As the death toll of Venezuela's twin earthquakes surpasses 2,600, officials face the challenge of not only recovering victims, but identifying them.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Since then, Lebanese health authorities say more than 4,250 people have been killed — a toll that surpasses the war deaths in Iran but in a country 16 times less populous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The organization surpasses itself in that kind of thing.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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