surpass
Example Sentences
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At the height of Mr. Woods’s career, golf surpassed the NBA and even the National Football League in television ratings.
In the case of SpaceX, the amount raised could approach $75 billion, which would surpass the near-$30 billion raised by Saudi Aramco, the largest IPO in history at the time.
From Barron's
The scientists said the cost of the project would be at least $9.4 billion—an unprofitable investment that would well surpass the value of the biofuels extracted.
On Sunday, the shutdown reached 44 days, surpassing the previous longest funding lapse, which ended in November 2025.
From BBC
The company also said earlier this month that sales of its latest Switch 2 release, Pokémon Pokopia, surpassed 2.2 million units in the first four days since its launch on March 5.
From Barron's
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