Famous
Famous adjective - Widely known.
Surpassing and famous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surpassing" instead an adjective "Famous".
Surpassing
Surpassing adjective - Exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence.
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Famous and surpassing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Famous" instead an adjective "Surpassing".
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- This seems to be dying down since it looks like while Alex is good, Sid before his unfortunate concussion was clearly surpassing his famous rival.
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In the 2nd and 3rd games, you can also change their voice and gender, the former of which has become famous for its literally insane levels of in-depth customization far surpassing that of many MMORPGs.
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Discovered in 1993 and officially described two years later, Giganotosaurus was celebrated as "the biggest predatory dinosaur ever," surpassing Tyrannosaurus, of whom the largest specimen known (the famous Sue) was discovered a few years before.
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