exceeds

verb

present tense third-person singular of exceed
1
as in surpasses
to go beyond the limit of by resorting to corporal punishment, the teacher had clearly exceeded his authority

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2
as in tops
to be greater, better, or stronger than her knowledge of French wines exceeds that of anyone else I know

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Recent Examples of exceeds The number of people confirmed killed after propulsive landslides tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday now exceeds 900. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026 The goal is to collect a total net credit that at least matches or exceeds the width of the call spread such that even an extraordinary upside move would not result in a loss. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 The new plan exceeds the minimum Election Day polling locations by 54 sites, but is 92 fewer than in the 2022 midterm. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026 The amount most studies have looked at, 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of cinnamon daily, exceeds what most people would add to their food or drink. — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 These are top-notch results overall, and the panel exceeds 100% sRGB as many OLED monitors do. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026 Across the tech sector more broadly, the new settlement exceeds the EU’s four separate antitrust fines against Google—on search, Android, ad-tech and shopping—which together total roughly $12 billion over nearly a decade. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 The bike in question is a 2024 Talaria XXX, which prosecutors say exceeds the maximum output of 750 watts. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 The average household income exceeds $262,000, attendees over-index on premium purchasing habits, and the audience slightly skews female. — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceeds
  1. surpasses
  2. tops
  3. transcends
  4. eclipses
Verb
  • But first, welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where Sophie Cunningham stuns in a backless halter top and then surpasses Caitlin Clark in social media followers.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Wells Fargo reported the pipeline of weight-loss medications now surpasses cancer drugs as the most valuable category of products on the horizon.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of surpasses
Verb
  • Burns said a panel of judges selected by the library reads each entry and then comes to a consensus on which piece tops the list, as well as what finished second and third.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Gibson tops the area’s Top 100 players to watch list after rushing for 2,263 yards and 41 touchdowns as a junior.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of tops
Verb
  • Hiring figures like Oks and Williams, then, is an attempt to project a more optimistic vision of AI’s future that transcends political affiliations, according to Ball.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • For all its spangled glitter-ball flair, the album easily transcends its polyester era.
    — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of transcends
Verb
  • The toll eclipses that of the country's 2018-2020 outbreak when 2,299 deaths out of 3,481 cases were recorded.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The toll eclipses that of the country’s 2018-2020 outbreak when 2,299 deaths out of 3,481 cases were recorded.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of eclipses

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“Exceeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceeds. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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