exceed
verb (used with object)
to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc..
have been exceeding
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present perfect progressiveof exceed.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Daily deaths have been exceeding 2,000 for the first time since early May, and close to 100,000 Americans are already hospitalized.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2020
And by this means, I could also presently judge of any small filament of glass, whether it were hollow or not, which would have been exceeding tedious to examine by looking on the end.
From Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon by Robert Hooke
Had they fallen on the deck or over-board, why their chance would have been exceeding small.
From Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. by Tyrone Power
This lady's fortune would have been exceeding convenient to him, and he could have no objection to her in any respect.
From History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding
We are now fast approaching the termination of our first year’s residence in Bagdad, and the Lord’s mercies towards us have been exceeding great.
From Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 by A. J. (Alexander John) Scott
