exceeding
Americanadjective
adverb
adjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of exceeding
Explanation
The adjective exceeding comes from the verb to exceed, which means "go beyond." The massage was given with exceeding care — it was worth every cent. A parent feels exceeding pride at the graduation of a kid. You might also say that they feel "extra," if that helps to clue you into the meaning of exceeding, but it does have a slightly different meaning. If you were to have "extra" pride, then you'd have more than you needed. You might give the "extra" to someone else. To feel exceeding pride, though, means to have more than you might have expected. It's another way of saying something is exceptional in whatever way you mean.
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Example Sentences
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U.S. jobless claims rose by 12,000 to 211,000 in the week through May 9, exceeding economists’ expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Fervo Energy sold $1.9 billion in shares, exceeding its $1.3 billion target, valuing the geothermal firm at around $8 billion.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Matthew Milton, Robert’s brother and an assistant coach for the Braves, said he still can’t believe how the team rallied together, exceeding all expectations and embodying so much of the spirit of Altadena.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Excluding leveraged and inverse funds, semiconductor ETFs listed in the U.S. have attracted $12.5 billion this year through Friday, exceeding inflows of $3.7 billion in all of 2025, according to Ullal.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Yesterday Rain fell exceeding hard & it is black at all Hours.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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