exceed
verb (used with object)
to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc..
exceeded
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past participleof exceed.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof exceed.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
exceedverb (used with object)to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc..
Example Sentences
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During the second fermentation process, which gives champagne its bubbles, "a very small number of wines from this harvest could have slightly exceeded the regulatory limit of 13%, reaching around 13.1% or 13.2%".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
For honeybees, this is around 49°C – which might sound high, yet ground surfaces exceeded 50°C in the UK heatwaves this summer.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
“This was the first time since November 2019 that inventory exceeded 1.6 million units,” the trade group noted.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
In several states, the exemptions for tech giants have exceeded $1 billion annually.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
For all these reasons, the population of traditional New Guinea never exceeded 1,000,000 until European colonial governments brought Western medicine and the end of intertribal warfare.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
