- present tense form of surpass (3rd person singular).
surpasses
Example Sentences
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Finance chief Tim McHugh’s pay outpaces that of many CEOs and surpasses the Tesla CFO’s $139 million pay package in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
That’s partly because memory is essentially a commodity: Prices surge when demand surpasses supply, and collapse when it doesn’t.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
The claim that more than 80% of the more than 11,000 claims of abuse could be fraudulent has drawn skepticism among some victims and attorneys, who say the number far surpasses what anyone had expected.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Whether India surpasses last year's $18bn figure remains uncertain because of the current "geopolitical air pocket", says Abrol of Grant Thornton.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
The vitality which the snail’s eggs possess surpasses belief.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
