Exceeding
Exceeding adjective - Being out of the ordinary.
Upon and exceeding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upon" instead a preposition "Exceeding".
Upon
Upon preposition - In or into contact with.
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Synonyms for Upon
Exceeding and upon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exceeding" instead a preposition "Upon".
Both words in one sentence
- Do the Right Thing came out of nowhere in 1989, exceeding every low expectation set upon it and holding its own against a crapload of high-profile summer blockbusters.
Source: And You Thought It Would Fail -
Kind of like the Skyrim example further down, any damage exceeding a player's amount of health upon death is converted into force, which would explain why getting backstabbed as the low-health Scout would occasionally send him careening through the area at the speed of a F1 race car.
Source: Blown Across the Room -
Mythology Gag: A rather subtle one to the original Super Mario Bros.; when you get an extra life while at 999, instead of maxing there, it reads "Crown"-00, a reference to how a glitch/oversight in the original SMB made it display a crown with various symbols after it upon exceeding 9 lives.
Source: Video Game / Super Mario 3D Land
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