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
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.
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
Multiple drainage canals in Metairie were overtopped and overflowed into streets and neighborhoods according to Scott Walker, Council At-Large for Jefferson Parish.
—CBS News, 12 Sep. 2024
Barriers built in Italy to stop Mt. Etna’s lava flows in 1992 slowed the flow, but the lava eventually overtopped each one.
—Loÿc Vanderkluysen, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2024
Officials ordered evacuations due to widespread flash flooding as the system overtopped drainage systems and several Georgia dams.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
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But the number of deaths in 2025 has already exceeded last year’s count.—
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Federal departments and agencies report that the average age of their facilities exceeds their 40-50-year design life, with half rated to be in poor or critical condition, and there are multibillion-dollar maintenance backlogs across multiple R&D facilities.—
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And the things that are topping his list would more likely drive up the cost of food, including eggs, rather than lower them.—
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The former is hydrating and refreshing to the max: meant for topping your makeup with a glow and blocking the sun’s rays at the same time.—
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In Denmark, where Season 1 surpassed its prime-time slot average by 31%, a second season is set to launch later this month.—
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This year, Hamrick said the group surpassed 2,000 members.—
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Extra time in Eindhoven helped the group exceed 5,000 minutes of play, comfortably eclipsing the previous high of 3,985 minutes logged in 2021-22.—
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Mitchell finished with 31 points, eclipsing his previous career-high of 25 set just last week against Oklahoma.—
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The American Gaming Association estimates betters nationwide will wager $1.39 billion on the big game — an 11.2% increase from the projection made by research firm Eilers & Krejcik Gaming for last year's Super Bowl.—
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People add a range of things, like chlorophyll drops, apple cider vinegar and L-theanine powder to their water in order to try to better their health.—
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“Overtop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtop. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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