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to surpassed

verb

To go beyond, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner; to exceed.

  • The former problem student surpassed his instructor's expectations and scored top marks on his examination.

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"But this town is even more renowned for having given its name to the famous Leonardo da Vinci, who, in any discipline of science and art he dedicated himself to, surpassed all his contemporaries" wrote Emanuele Repetti in his geographic dictionary of Tuscany (1 ).

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Although 1,2-propanediol surpassed 2.2 M betaine in its ability to amplify GC-rich templates [ 24] and decreased the melting temperature of dsDNA fragments (this study), it was unable on its own to surpass the inhibitory effect caused by the components present in the whole blood.

In fact, in 2013, Geico, aka the odd one out, surpassed Allstate to become the second-largest U.S. auto insurer, according to data compiled by SNL.

Denman had a pulmonary problem the previous autumn and, having very nearly been scratched from the Gold Cup, surpassed expectations to finish second.

Yet there is disagreement as to whether Texas students surpassed or lagged behind their peers across the nation in terms of progress.

Volkswagen paid its chief executive, Martin Winterkorn, 17.5 million euros ($23.3 million) in 2011 as the German carmaker reported a record profit and surpassed Toyota to rank second in global sales.

The Pixar sequel Finding Dory far surpassed expectations to take in $136.2m in North American theaters this weekend, making it the highest-grossing animated debut of all time, according to comScore estimates on Sunday.

Trade with the U.S. reached record levels last year; in 1998 Mexico surpassed Japan to become America's second-largest trading partner, trailing only Canada.

Of the fourteen songs on the album, the longest, "I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement", barely surpassed two and a half minutes.

The Yankees' opening offer to Sabathia — six years, $140 million — surpassed Santana's $137.5 million guarantee from the Mets, the previous record for a pitcher.

As of last week, 71percentt of the companies in the S.& P. 500 reported earnings that surpassed expectations, according to data compiled by Thomson Reuters.

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