This was he of whom I said, "He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me."
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Surpassed
Synonyms for "surpassed" (25 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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8 entriesactionadjectivecompetitionevaluationincreaseparticiple adjectivepast participlequalitative descriptor
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12 entriesbest resultexceed limitexceed standardexceed targetexceed thresholdoutperformancerecord breaking performancerecord performancesuperior outcomesuperior performancetop finishtop tier result
Collocations
11 entriessurpassed baselinesurpassed benchmarkssurpassed expectationssurpassed milestonessurpassed peerssurpassed prior resultssurpassed recordsurpassed recordssurpassed targetsurpassed thresholdsurpassing growth
Inflections
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5 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
This is the one I meant when I said, 'A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.'
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The beauty of the sunset surpassed description.
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The tree was so tall that it surpassed the garden wall.
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