exceed

The one passed after 9/11 specifically talks about the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks and ISIS has exceeded that definition.
Republican Hawks Already Have a War Plan for ISIS, Ukraine, and Obama|Eli Lake|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But, his stay in Bhutan has exceeded a decade now, making him more of a local than a foreigner.
Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?|Esha Chhabra|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When I actually met her, she exceeded even my highest expectations.
Libyan Activist Pays Tribute To Slain Spiritual Sister|Anonymous|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They have exceeded their numbers: 236 diverse candidates and more than 400 women.
T.W. Shannon Is a Sign of Things to Come in the GOP|Ron Christie|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Rand Paul wants us to focus calmly on the issue of whether governmental authority has exceeded its legitimate scope.
Cliven Bundy Is Angry—Just Like the Rest of Us|James Poulos|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is fully calculated by the packers that this number will be exceeded ten per cent in the ensuing year.
The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852|Ben Casseday
If Alexander exceeded Achilles in cruelty, may not many go beyond Lovelace in that, as well as in debauchery?
Critical Remarks on Sir Charles Grandison, Clarissa, and Pamela (1754)|Anonymous
It was, says Southey, a species of rhetoric in which they indulged freely, and exceeded all other sectarians.
Library Notes|A. P. Russell
The loss of the sailors is not given; but it could scarcely have exceeded two hundred.
A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I|Francis Parkman
The annual value of the wine exported often exceeded 500,000.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for exceeded

exceed

/ (ɪkˈsiːd) /

verb

to be superior to (a person or thing), esp in size or quality; excel

(tr) to go beyond the limit or bounds ofto exceed one's income; exceed a speed limit

to be greater in degree or quantity than (a person or thing)

Derived forms of exceed

exceedable, adjectiveexceeder, noun

Word Origin for exceed

C14: from Latin excēdere to go beyond, from cēdere to go

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