overtops

verb

present tense third-person singular of overtop
as in exceeds
to be greater, better, or stronger than a manager whose arrogance was overtopped only by his ineptitude

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Recent Examples of overtops No stepping off the sidewalk into a puddle of slush that overtops your work shoes, soaking your socks for the rest of the day. — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026 On rainy and high tide days, the track and baseball field nearby can get submerged in ankle deep water as the river overtops the old seawall. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtops
  1. exceeds
  2. surpasses
  3. tops
  4. eclipses
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  • On the mound for Milwaukee was Misiorowski, a beanstalk of a pitcher whose fastball routinely exceeds a hundred and three miles per hour.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The panel exceeds 100% sRGB, as many OLED monitors do, which can occasionally result in an overblown image.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of exceeds
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  • Tarrant County saw a dip in early voters on Wednesday, but the number of people turning out locally still surpasses Texas’ last midterm election.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Brady, who has 187 regular-season victories, surpasses Hall of Famer Brett Favre (186) and Peyton Manning (186) for the most regular-season victories by a starting quarterback in NFL history.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of surpasses
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  • As for the pieces, the campaign displays a faux fur coat, tops in chantilly lace and chainmail, thigh-high riding boots, and more.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Vols, however, maintain last Saturday's third-down sack tops 'em all.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of tops
Verb
  • The cost of food actually eclipses gas as a greater concern in the survey 34% to 23%.
    — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The theft eclipses previous high-profile wine robberies in Italy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of eclipses

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“Overtops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtops. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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