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
Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2025
The shapes of these eclipses allow astronomers to find out the stars’ radii using straightforward geometry.
—Andrej Prša, The Conversation, 23 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
The 2027 eclipse is predicted to last up to six minutes—almost two minutes longer than 2024's solar eclipse.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2025
The shapes of these eclipses allow astronomers to find out the stars’ radii using straightforward geometry.
—Andrej Prša, The Conversation, 23 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
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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 sun's changing declination is what determines whether the sun's rays strike us at a low angle or more directly.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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Revenue increased by 13% year-over-year to $3.1 billion, surpassing the $3.03 billion consensus, with an EPS of $1.03 exceeding expectations of $0.94.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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There has not been a player who has competed or surpassed a senior member in a position.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
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
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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 decline comes as the measles outbreak continues to grow, sickening more people than at any time since it was declared eliminated.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Disney’s entertainment division had revenue of $10.7 billion, up 1 percent, and operating income of $1 billion, down 15 percent, due to declines in the linear TV networks, offset by the growth in streaming and some improvements in content licensing.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Fogerty topped the Billboard 200 twice with CCR (Green River in 1969 and Cosmo’s Factory in 1970) and once as a solo artist (Centerfield, 1985).—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
5 Aug. 2025
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In a subsequent interview with KSTP-TV, Thompson said the total amount of fraud under investigation by federal authorities could top $1 billion.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
4 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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