outreaches

verb

present tense third-person singular of outreach
as in exceeds
to go beyond the limit of the demand for power outreached the utility's ability to supply it

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  1. exceeds
  2. surpasses
  3. transcends
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  • 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
Definition of exceeds
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  • The All-Pro defensive tackle agrees to a six-year, $135-million deal, which surpasses Von Miller’s contract in Denver as the new benchmark for defenders.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In a recent report, Wells Fargo said the pipeline of GLP-1 weight-loss medications now surpasses cancer drugs as the most valuable category of products on the horizon.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of surpasses
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
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“Outreaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outreaches. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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