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surpass

/sɚˈpæs/
verb
  1. 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."

Synonymsexceed, excel, outdo, outstrip, exceed, forpass

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