surpass
verb (used with object)
to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed.
is surpassing
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present progressiveof surpass (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Yet overall, Altadena’s recovery is surpassing expectations, in part because Los Angeles County cut bureaucratic red tape for rebuilding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
Today, the industry represents about 13% of Spanish GDP and, having bounced back from the Covid-19 pandemic, it is surpassing records in terms of both revenue and arrivals.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2024
The tip-enhanced cavity-spectroscopy system facilitates the investigation of optical properties of excitons and trions at the nanoscale by achieving a spatial resolution of approximately 10 nm, which is surpassing optical diffraction limits.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2024
State economists said in their most recent forecast that growth is surpassing expectations and that income gains are outpacing price increases as inflation slows, leading to rising living standards.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2023
It is surpassing strange that, knowing my own short-comings so well, I do not make any attempt to mend matters.
From Without Dogma by Henryk Sienkiewicz
