Break
Break verb - To go beyond the limit of.
Usage example: a menu with prices that is likely to break the budgets of all but the wealthiest of diners
Surpass is a synonym for break in beat topic. In some cases you can use "Surpass" instead a verb "Break", when it comes to topics like deed, exceed, better a performance.
Surpass
Surpass verb - To go beyond the limit of.
Usage example: the sales of the band's newest CD have surpassed the combined sales of its last two albums
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Synonyms for Surpass
Nearby Word: surpassing
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Both words in one sentence
- Auron plays this straight with Tidus and Yuna; he doesn't want them to become their fathers—he wants them to surpass them and break the cycle.
Source: Turn Out Like His Father -
At one point he even starts cackling insanely when it seems he'll surpass his record of a break or "series of planned explosions".
Source: Film / Uncommon Valor -
Overstrike Soul Break: A Unique Soul Break that has the strength to surpass the damage cap.
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