transcend
verb (used with object)
to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed.
had transcended
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past perfectof transcend.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“It’s not a John Mayer thing. With the greatest respect, it’s not even a Henson thing. Kermit, to me, had transcended all of that and become a part of the fabric of this community.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026
A: Kaepernick had transcended football by the start of the 2019 season.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2020
But a bigger part of me argued that the trend had transcended those roots, and that writing about expressive tics on the internet is my job.
From Slate ● May 5, 2016
But by the 1990s, he had transcended the institution of politics and become an institution in his own right.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2014
When the leaders were older than me I could believe in their wisdom, I could believe they had transcended rage and malice and the need to be loved.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
