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topped

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈtɑpt// UK //tˈɒpt// topped

v. to be at the highest part of something or to be more than a certain amount. You use it when something reaches the number one spot or beats a previous record.

v. to reach the highest point or rank; to exceed a specific amount or limit. Often used in financial or competitive contexts to describe surpassing a previous peak.


SIMPLE

The movie topped the charts for three weeks.

CONTEXTUAL

The company's annual revenue topped ten million dollars for the first time in its history last year.

COMPLEX

After a decade of steady growth, the city's population finally topped the one-million mark, triggering a mandatory review of the existing public transportation infrastructure.

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The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. Often used in the past tense to report on statistics or rankings.

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