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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
This month is basically like a bridge between the tumultuousness of August’s eclipses and the soul-searching that October’s Venus Retrograde will bring. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026 Photos captured of the moon during the eclipse show the breathtaking interstellar phenomena. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
LaLiga giants Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are the only soccer clubs to have previously eclipsed $1 billion in revenue. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026 After those two, there are no surefire candidates to eclipse 3,000. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 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
  • To me, the two nude figures in languid declination seemed, saliently, to be melting in the heat of a summer day, but their triton-wielding and breast-cupping poses must certainly have also invited debate centuries before.
    — Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The declinations came as the DOJ reassigned and cut prosecutors working on environmental cases.
    — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of declination
Verb
  • Since August 2025, the buses have helped 169 people find housing, putting the program on track to surpass its goal.
    — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
  • This marks the third time that Universal has surpassed $5 billion globally, with the most recent coming in 2017.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of surpass
Noun
  • But the Treasury market’s rapid deterioration is now alarming those who previously downplayed the risks.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Banks, by comparison, may feel the pressure later, if prolonged high borrowing costs lead to deterioration among property or corporate borrowers, according to Leung.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of deterioration
Verb
  • Category 5 is the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson scale, reflecting that a storm has maximum sustained winds exceeding 157 mph.
    — DESIREE BROOKS, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Moore claims she was deprived of a fair hearing and that the arbitrator exceeded permissible authority and disregarded the law.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of exceed
Noun
  • That was a sharp decline from the previous few years, when more than 100,000 people died of drug overdoses.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But the new report, which also presents trends over the past decade, shows a decline in suicidal thinking and behaviors, which initially showed up in the 2023 YRBS data.
    — Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of decline
Verb
  • The 10-year Treasury’s yield affects long-term borrowing costs, among them mortgage rates, which this month topped 7% for the first time in more than a year.
    — Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • More recently, Costco debuted a seasonal strawberry shortcake sundae featuring vanilla or strawberry soft serve, shortcake bites and strawberry topping.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of top
Noun
  • Battery targets long-term durability Fast charging often leads to concerns about battery degradation and long-term durability.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • One goal is to identify bacterial genes associated with degradation of BTEX and other hydrocarbons.
    — Catherine Armbruster, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of degradation
Verb
  • Yet again, nobody on the field bettered the Bosnian’s 13 defensive contributions, the majority of which came down to his nine clearances.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Parton dedicated her life and career to bettering the world in so many ways, from her Dollywood theme park to her Imagination Library, which has promoted childhood literacy through delivering millions of books to children.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclipse. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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