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Synonyms
break, outreach, outrun, overpass, overreach, overrun, overshoot, overstep, surpass, transcend
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Its most telling finding is that since the 2008 financial crisis and resulting recession, the wealthiest Americans have not only recovered their wealth but also exceeded it, while the other 90% still have yet to return to their pre-collapse gains. — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, "Could a wealth tax end David Koch’s era of inequality?," 23 Aug. 2019 Instead, the Kickstarter exceeded its goal and brought in approximately $280,000, setting a new record in short-film financing on the website. — Allie Gemmill, Teen Vogue, "Short Film Hair Love Will Release With Angry Birds 2 After Viral 2017 Kickstarter," 7 Aug. 2019 The goal: whatever waste our group of 12 generated that couldn’t be recycled would not exceed the volume of that jar. — Ali Wunderman, Condé Nast Traveler, "What I Learned on the World's First Zero-Waste Trip," 19 July 2019 This may exceed a billion dollars if the opaque amount China spends on media operations and training globally is included. — Herman Wasserman, Quartz Africa, "Donor-funded African journalism is getting caught between the US and China world view," 9 July 2019 So what happens to the rest, once our dietary protein intake exceeds what our tissues need? — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "Here's What Actually Happens in Your Body When You Eat Protein," 20 June 2019 MetroSouth’s operators, in the application, said the hospital had pre-tax losses last year of $8.4 million and losses were expected to exceed $10 million this year. — Mike Nolan, Daily Southtown, "Forum on Blue Island hospital's possible closing generates more questions than answers," 14 June 2019 Nockov said lighting on the site would exceed existing requirements and because the station will be corporately owned by 7-Eleven, the site will be clean and safe. — Erin Hegarty, Naperville Sun, "Naperville advisory group gives initial OK to replacing old Ogden Avenue gas station with new one," 13 June 2019 In the latest census, 28% of Canadian households were comprised of those living alone, exceeding for the first time households of couples with children. — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, "Want to live in the city? Try buying a house with five friends.," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'exceed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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