as in to exceed
to be greater, better, or stronger than
a manager whose arrogance was overtopped only by his ineptitude
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Recent Examples of overtop
Wade tells me that if the gutters are overtopped with water, this can damage your home's foundation.
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Terri Williams, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Consider creating a well of ketchup to dip your hash browns into (rather than drizzling the ketchup overtop them), and legend has it some folks have smuggled their own toppings.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2024
Floodwaters overtopped the 124-foot tall Lake Lure hydroelectric dam today, forcing evacuations from the inundation zone downstream.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Rutherford County's Emergency Management ordered residents who live on certain roads to evacuate to higher areas due to water overtopping the Lake Lure Dam, according to a Facebook post shared by the government office Friday morning.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
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Terri Williams, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Consider creating a well of ketchup to dip your hash browns into (rather than drizzling the ketchup overtop them), and legend has it some folks have smuggled their own toppings.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2024
Floodwaters overtopped the 124-foot tall Lake Lure hydroelectric dam today, forcing evacuations from the inundation zone downstream.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Rutherford County's Emergency Management ordered residents who live on certain roads to evacuate to higher areas due to water overtopping the Lake Lure Dam, according to a Facebook post shared by the government office Friday morning.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtop
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Though New York doesn’t have a cap, there’s typically a maximum amount the figure can exceed compensatory damages.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The total number of undergraduate credentials awarded in 2023-24 exceeded 3.2 million, with 59% (1.9 million) of those being BA degrees, 25% were AA degrees (821,400) and 16% were undergraduate certificates (525,200).—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Marshmallow Bunny Doughnut: An unglazed shell doughnut filled with marshmallow flavored Kreme, dipped in pastel yellow icing and topped with a bunny face and confectionery ears.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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The case of the 38 millimeter by 45 millimeter automatic watch is made in gold-color steel and topped with a gold-color bezel in Rado’s Ceramos composite, a mix of ceramic and metal alloy.—
Ming Liu,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Denver location, near Coors Field, is not only packed ahead of first pitch, but now sees college football and NFL Sunday business surpass Rockies games.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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According to promoter Live Nation, ticket sales for the genre-bending concert surpassed one million in less than a month, and two more venues were added to the itinerary.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Yet the blue and gold had already eclipsed 120 points in the game.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Jakob’s career then eclipsed those of his older brothers, with Filip and particularly Henrik now his de facto coaches.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Tucked away after a swarm of students asked him tons of questions on his career to better their own, Chavarria, a CFDA Award-winning designer, reflected on his childhood, which is where his love of fashion was born.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Apr. 2025
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Only one team in Europe’s top four leagues, Bilbao’s Athletic Club (six), can better them.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Overtop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtop. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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