surpass
verb (used with object)
to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed.
have surpassed
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present perfectof surpass.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It’s the first time a large-scale power system is known to have surpassed 50% solar for an entire month and the second significant power record set by the state recently.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Measles cases in the U.S. during the first seven months of this year have surpassed all of 2025’s tally, setting a new three-decade high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Over the past week 10-year yields have surpassed levels last reached in 2008 three times, including the new high reached on Friday.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
While new lows have surpassed new highs by only a few issues, it is enough to stop out the previous buy signal from April 9.
From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026
I’ve got to guard against the natural tendency to look down on them now that I have surpassed them.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
