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
Seawalls were overtopped in sections along Fort Lauderdale’s Riverwalk.
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Because the flooding has been a growing concern for Juneau over the past several years, city officials with federal assistance installed emergency flood barriers along several miles of riverbanks in the areas deemed most at risk for being overtopped.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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, 10 Aug. 2025
Over time, the dam that blocked the Colorado River could have been overtopped and deeply eroded, eventually filling up with sediment.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 18 July 2025
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After a debut season that exceeded even generous expectations, can the show do it all over again?—
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But simply getting on the long list far exceeded Alexan’s expectations.—
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Swift became the fourth back over the last four seasons to top 1,000 yards with Johnson as his play caller.—
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Montana State found a way to top that accomplishment with a thrilling finish in the first overtime in the 48 years of this title game.—
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The project goals, which were ambitious in terms of cell voltage and current density, were surpassed.—
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Stafford sets Rams mark Stafford surpassed Kurt Warner for the most postseason passing yards and completions in Rams history.—
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Bethell has already faced more balls in this single innings than Ben Duckett has confronted through the entire series, and eclipsed the total runs scored by Ollie Pope, the man preferred ahead of him until Melbourne, across three matches in this knock alone.—
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Colorado homeowners’ total savings from a spate of property tax changes in recent years are expected to eclipse $1 billion soon — money that has and will stay in owners’ pockets, but with an effect on local services that is still being tallied.—
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His economy rate for the series is just over three, bettered only by Archer (of bowlers who’ve played three or more of the Tests) and would be appreciably less without that first innings in Perth.—
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With a staggeringly large jackpot up for grabs the night before Christmas, people across the United States are looking for ways to better their odds at becoming a billionaire.—
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“Overtop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtop. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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