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[ ser-pas-ing, -pah-sing ] / sərˈpæs ɪŋ, -ˈpɑ sɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR surpassing ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof a large amount or high degree; exceeding, excelling, or extraordinary: structures of surpassing magnificence. adverbin a surpassing manner; extraordinarily. Origin of surpassingFirst recorded in 1570–80; surpass + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM surpassingsur·pass·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby surpassingsurmise, surmount, surmullet, surname, surpass, surpassing, surplice, surplus, surplusage, surplus value, surprint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for surpassingSomehow Turner nailed that one second of surpassing natural force. Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius?|Clive Irving|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST By 2013, that figure rose to $61 million, surpassing Jameson Irish whiskey and Patron tequila. Europeans Recall Fireball Whiskey Over a Sweetener Also Used in Antifreeze|Tim Mak|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST More than that, it was ultimate proof of a surpassing American technical achievement, the creation of the Jet Age. The Sexy Dream of the 747|Clive Irving|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Bernard-Henri Lévy on Mali, Libya, and how the French are surpassing the U.S. as the principal guardians of human rights. Bernard-Henri Lévy On France Taking the Lead In Mali|Bernard-Henri Lévy|February 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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British Dictionary definitions for surpassing
adjectiveexceptional; extraordinary adverbobsolete, or poetic (intensifier)surpassing fair Derived forms of surpassingsurpassingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to surpassingoutweigh, exceed, beat, outperform, top, eclipse, rank, outstrip, pass, outpace, transcend, better, trump, outshine, cap, excel, overstep, overshadow, outdistance, outmatch |