Passed and Surpassed

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Surpassed and passed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surpassed" instead a verb "Passed".

Nearby Words: pass, passage, passing, passable

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Passed and surpassed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Passed" instead a verb "Surpassed".

Nearby Word: surpassing

The Empire State Building was only the tallest building in the world for 39 years, from 1931 when it surpassed the Chrysler Buildingnote (itself an example, as it's only eleven months older than the E.S.B.) to 1970 when the main towers of the World Trade Center passed it.

Source: Briefer Than They Think

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