as in declination
a change to a lower state or level
the eclipse of the town from a grand seaside resort to a tacky tourist trap
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as in to surpass
to be greater, better, or stronger than
the brilliant young pianist now eclipsed even his own mentor in musical artistry
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Recent Examples of eclipse
Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
Arriving late for an eclipse aligns with Icelandic culture.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 21 July 2025
Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
People in Fiji, Tahiti, New Zealand, and other Pacific Ocean locales will be able to see 80 percent of the sun eclipsed by the moon.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
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Noun
Other countries throughout Africa, Europe, and southern Asia, will be able to see a partial eclipse.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
Arriving late for an eclipse aligns with Icelandic culture.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 21 July 2025
Verb
After a solid 2024 business year in Lake County, with hundreds of new jobs, millions of dollars of capital investments and solid gross domestic product (GNP) growth, the first quarter of 2025 eclipsed all of 2024’s productivity as a level of uncertainty crept into the second quarter.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
People in Fiji, Tahiti, New Zealand, and other Pacific Ocean locales will be able to see 80 percent of the sun eclipsed by the moon.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclipse
Noun
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Where corporate criminal investigations resolve without filing any criminal charges (through a declination or deferred prosecution agreement), companies should expect victims to still voice their views loudly to the Justice Department and beyond.—
Lisa Zornberg,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The changing declination also defines the daily arc that the sun takes across the sky, thereby accounting for the length of daylight.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The record set last year is 16 feet deep, and forecasters say the river could surpass that.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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In his first seven months in office, Trump declared a national emergency at least 12 times, a feat that has surpassed any other modern president in recent times.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Aug. 2025
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By diplomatic standards, the deterioration has been abrupt.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2025
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Other economists — such as those at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Citigroup Inc. and UBS Group AG — interpreted the rapid deterioration in hiring more as a sign of weak labor demand, which would push the Fed to commence with rate reductions at its next policy meeting in September.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
9 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Already this summer, Carll has opened for Tyler Childers, Turnpike, and Robert Earl Keen, with crowds often exceeding 10,000.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Just like any other business, rental housing has to at least pay for itself, and if those costs exceed rent collections, like any other business, a housing project will be in trouble.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The modest share price increase to A$42 came despite a decline in the company’s net profit from $13.7 billion to $10.2 billion in the 12 months to June 30.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Black bear sightings on the rise Similar to bobcats, the black bear population is on the rise after experiencing a population decline in the 1800s due to hunting and habitat loss.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
18 Aug. 2025
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Remember, Bills-Giants last week nearly topped 60 points, and the Bears' tie with the Dolphins was also high-scoring.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Senior, 6-0, 210 Accolades: 4-star prospect; ESPN top 300; three-time Sun Sentinel Super 11 selection; Rivals Top 250; helped Bulls to first state title in school history; Palm Beach County Lou Groza Player of the Year Award as sophomore.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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The degradation of individual and societal health spirals downward while the most powerful controllers of the medical and pharmaceutical industries thrive.—
David Marks,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Aug. 2025
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The degradation and genocide of Indigenous Americans on the mainland is widely known.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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That small accomplishment alone, which isn’t actually so small, always serves to better my headspace when too busy with other things to fully deep-clean every surface, bathroom, and cluttered cabinet.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2025
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Eight appearances in his first season were bettered by 23 in the next.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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“Eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclipse. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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