topped
v.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.
The movie topped the charts for three weeks.
The company's annual revenue topped ten million dollars for the first time in its history last year.
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.
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. Often used in the past tense to report on statistics or rankings.