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surpassing

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sur·pass·ing  (sr-psng)
adj.
Exceptional; exceeding: monuments of surpassing splendor.
sur·passing·ly adv.
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Adj.1.surpassingsurpassing - exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
transcendent
superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
2.surpassing - 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"
exceeding, exceptional, prodigious, olympian
extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
surpassing
adjective supreme, extraordinary, outstanding, exceptional, rare, phenomenal, stellar (informal) transcendent, unrivalled, incomparable, matchless


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But Homer, as in all else he is of surpassing merit, here too--whether from art or natural genius--seems to have happily discerned the truth.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
Accordingly, to the delight of his teachers, he made the most rapid progress in his education, constantly surpassing everyone's expectations.
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Bennet perhaps surpassing the rest; though, when the first tumult of joy was over, she began to declare that it was what she had expected all the while.
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