Higher than
In excess of and higher than are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In excess of" instead a preposition phrase "Higher than".
In excess of
Higher than and in excess of are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Higher than" instead a preposition phrase "In excess of".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- over and higher than
- over and in excess of
- above and higher than
- above and in excess of
- surpassing and higher than
- surpassing and in excess of
- beyond and higher than
- beyond and in excess of
- exceeding and higher than
- exceeding and in excess of
- over and above and higher than
- over and above and in excess of
- on top of and higher than
- on top of and in excess of
Both terms in one sentence
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The excess voltage fused the safety switch shut, and the backup thermometer wasn't designed to reach higher than 80 degrees, so no one knew that temperatures in excess of 1000 degrees had fried the casing off the wires... until it was too late.
Source: Film / Apollo 13
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