surpass
verb (used with object)
to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed.
had been surpassing
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past perfect progressiveof surpass.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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And he 38 needed an antidote, and a powerful one, for during the past two weeks Mirabelle had been surpassing herself.
From Rope by Holworthy Hall
