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as in to surpass
to go beyond the limit of
by resorting to corporal punishment, the teacher had clearly exceeded his authority
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as in to better
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 exceed
To date, the City Doula Initiative has assisted more than 3,200 families across the five boroughs, exceeding its goal of serving 1,000 individuals who give birth per year, having reached 1,128 new clients in 2024 alone.
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Suzanne Miles-Gustave, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
Overall, the technology would help create 170 million jobs across the globe over the next five years, far exceeding 92 million jobs lost, the survey found.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 July 2025
In 2023, Luckin’s revenue in China exceeded what Starbucks made there for the first time, bouncing back from an accounting scandal that got Luckin booted from the Nasdaq in 2020.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 2 July 2025
Despite Israel’s qualitatively effective defenses, an underlying quantitative war attrition was at play that threatened to degrade Israel’s position over time: Iranian stocks of MRBM-class missiles likely exceeded the number of anti-MRBM interceptors possessed by Israel (ie. Arrow-2 and 3).
—Sebastien Roblin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Suzanne Miles-Gustave, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
Overall, the technology would help create 170 million jobs across the globe over the next five years, far exceeding 92 million jobs lost, the survey found.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 July 2025
In 2023, Luckin’s revenue in China exceeded what Starbucks made there for the first time, bouncing back from an accounting scandal that got Luckin booted from the Nasdaq in 2020.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 2 July 2025
Despite Israel’s qualitatively effective defenses, an underlying quantitative war attrition was at play that threatened to degrade Israel’s position over time: Iranian stocks of MRBM-class missiles likely exceeded the number of anti-MRBM interceptors possessed by Israel (ie. Arrow-2 and 3).
—Sebastien Roblin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Russian Attacks on Ukraine and War Developments Late on July 3 and into the early hours of July 4, Russia battered Ukraine with more than 500 drones and missiles in the most intense aerial attack of the war, surpassing the previous record set just days earlier on June 29.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Several family members of former MLB relief pitcher Tyler Walker remain missing on Tuesday as the death toll surpassed 100 following the devastating flooding that took place in central Texas over the Fourth of July weekend.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
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The performance, which bettered Wilson’s former U18 best of 44.20 from last year at the Holloway Pro Classic, moved the rising high school senior and Olympic gold medalist to No. 4 in the world at the distance.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Research has shown that expressing gratitude provides many health benefits including reducing depression, improving self-esteem, bettering sleep, lowering blood pressure and an increased sense of happiness and well-being.—
Rafael James,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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Aside from the standalone The Batman and first Joker movie, the other nine DC superhero films since 2018 have all failed to top $440 million worldwide, and most failed to even break the $300 million barrier.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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The crowd grew in size as the scorching sun dipped below the horizon after a day that topped 100 degrees in Sacramento.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
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According to Baseball Almanac, only three American League catchers have eclipsed Heineman’s three errors by committing four in a single game — all before 1930.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
13 July 2025
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With his two homers on Saturday against the Angels, Suarez has now eclipsed 30 home runs in six of the last seven full seasons he's played in.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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“Exceed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceed. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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