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noun

i-ˈklips How to pronounce eclipse (audio)
Definition of eclipsenext
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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eclipse

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verb

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
Noun
Most at risk are eclipse observers in the Balearic Islands — Mallorca (Majorca), Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera — where totality will take place with the sun and moon just a few degrees above the north-western horizon. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Still, some animals didn’t seem to care about the eclipse at all. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
Verb
That already eclipses the full year issuance of $322 billion. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 July 2026 The sale eclipses the previous auction record for one of his design objects, set when a Fish Lamp sold for $239,400 at Phillips New York in 2021. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for eclipse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclipse
  1. declination
  2. surpass
  3. deterioration
  4. exceed
  5. decline
  6. top
  7. degradation
  8. better
Noun
  • The declinations came as the DOJ reassigned and cut prosecutors working on environmental cases.
    — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Federal regulations require special counsels to provide the attorney general with a report that explain prosecution or declination decisions once their work is concluded.
    — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of declination
Verb
  • Even if Kylian Mbappe clinched the Golden Boot in the third-place play-off against England and surpassed him as the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer, many of the other all-time records in this competition belong to Messi.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Despite those stumbles, domestic ticket sales are roughly 10% above 2025, according to Rentrak, and the summer season is expected to surpass $4 billion for the second time since the pandemic upended the industry.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 July 2026
Definition of surpass
Noun
  • Jackson said the sell-off reflected an unwinding of crowded AI momentum trades rather than a deterioration in the sector’s long-term fundamentals.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • The deterioration of the situation in the West Bank makes such diplomacy a matter of particular urgency.
    — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Definition of deterioration
Verb
  • Annual export revenues exceed $60 billion based on recent pricing conditions.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The sales also exceeded analysts’ expectations, according to a FactSet survey.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of exceed
Noun
  • An analysis from the Florida Policy Institute shows that the SNAP caseload has dropped in every Florida county, including a 10% decline in Miami-Dade County, from July 2025 to December 2026.
    — Austin Horn July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Investing in nature is crucial for building resilient food systems, combating malnutrition, and preventing economic decline.
    — Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of decline
Verb
  • As guests tuck in to homemade waffles topped with plump berries, the general manager talks about the history of the city’s oldest, continuously operating hotel — a landmark on the New River since 1936.
    — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
  • Oil prices rose again Wednesday in the opening of Asian markets, topping more than $92 per barrel for benchmark crude after Iran attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 July 2026
Definition of top
Noun
  • The company noted that driving conditions, charging habits and climate also influence battery aging, meaning two otherwise identical vehicles can experience different rates of degradation over time.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
  • Material degradation was negligible even as compared with previous studies on reusable stereolithography resins.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 July 2026
Definition of degradation
Verb
  • The final standing of seventh has not been bettered since 1954-55.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • This lessens the chance of fungal diseases and betters airflow and light exposure to all parts of the plant.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
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