- present participle of surpass.
surpassing
Example Sentences
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In fact, Indians are now the largest consumers of mobile data globally, surpassing even developed markets like the US and China.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
The death toll is on pace to be Venezuela’s deadliest in more than a century, surpassing the estimated 1,600 body count in the magnitude 6.7 Cumaná earthquake and tsunami of 1929.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
The offering would be one of the biggest share sales in history, comparable to Saudi Aramco’s 2019 initial public offering and surpassing Alibaba’s U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
The deal would be one of the biggest share sales in history, comparable to Saudi Aramco’s 2019 initial public offering and surpassing Alibaba’s U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
“Burnham had believed that he might best serve his country by placing all of the work exclusively with Eastern architects,” Sullivan wrote; “solely, he averred, on account of their surpassing culture.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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