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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

favor up... surpass/exceed

Canadian exports of soft drinks, which had been in Canada’s favor up to 2006, were surpassed by its imports between 2007 and 2010.

Q1) is there any other expression that can replace "favor up?"

Q2) What can replace "surpassed?" Are exceed and outdo the possible options?
  

Top answer

1) "favor up" is not a phrase. The phrases are "in Canada’s favor / up to 2006". "up to 2006" means in the years before (and in this case apparently including) 2006.

— GPY

  • 1) "favor up" is not a phrase.
  • The phrases are "in Canada’s favor / up to 2006".
  • "up to 2006" means in the years before (and in this case apparently including) 2006.
  • 2) "exceeded", "overtaken" and "outstripped" would work.
  • "outdone" does not seem a great fit.
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1) "favor up" is not a phrase. The phrases are "in Canada’s favor / up to 2006". "up to 2006" means in the years before (and in this case apparently including) 2006.

2) "exceeded", "overtaken" and "outstripped" would work. "outdone" does not seem a great fit.
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Q1) Are outpace, transcend possible options, too?

Q2) What can be the antonyms of surpass, exceed, outpace?

Canadian imports of soft drinks surpassed its exports.
Canadian imports of soft drinks _________ its exports
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moon7296Q1) Are outpace, transcend possible options, too?
"outpaced" could work. "transcended" doesn't sound quite right.
moon7296Q2) What can be the antonyms of surpass, exceed, outpace?
"trail" and "lag" are possiblities in some contexts but do not work well in your sentence. "fall behind" could work, but I think most
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