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• v  distinguish oneself
• v  be or do something to a greater degree
  her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
• v  move past
  One line of soldiers surpassed the other
• v  be greater in scope or size than some standard

• It is now commonplace for a regular-season football game to attract ratings that surpass the playoff games in other sports.
• Yet 26 years later, Watson not only succeeded his father but also would eventually surpass him.
• It suggests that the downturn is still in its incipient phase, and that job losses could surpass 2 million in 2009, with unemployment climbing to 8%.

• excel
• stand out
• outstrip
• outmatch
• outgo
• exceed
• outdo
• surmount
• outperform
• travel by
• pass by
• go past
• go by
• pass
• transcend

News & Articles

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• US home re-sales surpass 5 million in May
  US home re-sales surpass 5 million in May Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:13 pm, Thursday, June 20, 2013 The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that home re-sales rose 4.2 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.18 million. [...] with a tight ...
  June 22, 2013 - Beaumont Enterprise
• USA star makes women’s soccer history
  Your browser does not support iframes. Abby Wambach needed three goals to surpass Mia Hamm's all-time international scoring record, so she went out and scored four against South Korea in an international friendly. Here's a look back on Wambach's record … Continue reading ?
  June 21, 2013 - NBC on Yahoo! Sports via Yahoo! Sports
• Vegas Electric Daisy Carnival gears for crowds
  With a crowd expected to surpass 100,000 people per day of the three-day event, Electric Daisy Carnival's return to Las Vegas will prove to be a daunting task for event security and emergency personnel.
  June 21, 2013 - FOX 5 Las Vegas

Quotes

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• Miroslav Klose in BBC Sport
  I spoke with Ronaldo after the final,the 32-year-old recalled. "At the time I would not have dreamed of ever coming this close to him, needing two more goals to surpass him."
• Peter Jackson in Stuff.co.nz
  In a statement, Sir Peter said he "didn't think anything would surpass the 2004 Academy Awards, but I was wrong".
• Jerry Seinfeld in International Herald Tribune
  It's a young man's game,said Seinfeld, 54. "Nothing could surpass the experience I had."