into eclipse
idiom
: into a less important or less popular position
a once popular author who has fallen/gone into eclipse
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In spite of the existing clouds, there probably will be large breaks and openings that will allow for periodic views of the moon going into eclipse.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Bring the Right Gear As the moon moves into eclipse position, the sun is still bright and very much unsuitable for direct viewing.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
The end of the month brings us into eclipse season, and this begins with a lunar eclipse on the 25th.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2024
By the end of the century, Impressionism and then the nascent Modernist movement sent him into eclipse, until the mid-20th century when he was rediscovered.
—Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2021
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Bring the Right Gear As the moon moves into eclipse position, the sun is still bright and very much unsuitable for direct viewing.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
The end of the month brings us into eclipse season, and this begins with a lunar eclipse on the 25th.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2024
By the end of the century, Impressionism and then the nascent Modernist movement sent him into eclipse, until the mid-20th century when he was rediscovered.
—Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2021
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“Into eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20eclipse. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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