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Definitions for surpassing
sərˈpæs ɪŋ, -ˈpɑ sɪŋsur·pass·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. transcendent, surpassingadjective

    exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

  2. exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassingadjective

    far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

    "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Surpassingparticipial adj.

    Excellent in an high degree.

    Etymology: from surpass.

    O thou! that with surpassing glory crown’d,
    Look’st from thy sole dominion like the god
    Of this new world. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

    His miracles proved him to be sent from God, not more by that infinite power that was seen in them, than by that surpassing goodness they demonstrated to the world. Edmund Calamy.

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  1. surpassing

    Surpassing refers to the act of excelling or going beyond a certain limit, degree, number, measure, or standard. It often implies outdoing or exceeding others in some form of competition, performance, or quality. It can also mean being superior or better than something or someone else.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Surpassing

    of Surpass

  2. Surpassingadjective

    eminently excellent; exceeding others

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of surpassing in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of surpassing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of surpassing in a Sentence

  1. G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy:

    Nietzche started a nonsensical idea that men had once sought as good what we now call evil; if it were so, we could not talk of surpassing or even falling short of them.

  2. HaRav Aaron Yehuda Leib Shteinman:

    Our entire lives are run by miracles and in recent days, we see Nissim V’Niflaos surpassing nature.

  3. Emily Dickinson:

    One need not be a chamber to be haunted; One need not be a house; The brain has corridors surpassing Material place.

  4. Bill Nye:

    Today we have a great many lawmakers, not just here, but around the world, deliberately ignoring and actively surpassing science, their inclination is misguided, and in no one’s best interest.

  5. Tyler Marinelli:

    ( Tyler Marinelli) FIRST-EVER HOMELESS SHELTER GIRL SCOUT TROOP SELLS 6,000 BOXES OF COOKIES, SURPASSING GOAL I would eat whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, and however much of it I wanted. I'm talking two Domino's pizzas in one sitting, i told Tyler Marinelli if I could eat something I truly enjoy every single day, that it wouldn't be a diet as much as it was a lifestyle, and that's exactly what I was looking for.

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