as in surpassed
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 eclipsed
Spot gold eclipsed $5,100 an ounce for the first time on Monday before pulling back.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Yesterday was a disaster only eclipsed by Mondays statement made by Buffalo Bills regarding Sean's dismissal.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
At the year mark, that continues to be true, and his Presidency has also been eclipsed by this unexpected pivot toward imperialism and overseas adventurism.
—Erin Neil, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
My curiosity about his nefarious to-do list is eclipsed by excitement.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Seven teams have eclipsed that figure since 2015.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
The school record is now 51 as Bryant eclipsed the former mark of 48 points set by Blake Seits in 2017.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
The record eclipsed the previous mark set last July and represented just the second time when a single day exceeded 50 billion minutes of streaming.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
In terms of power and performance, the vanilla Pro is easily eclipsed in power and performance by the Pro and Max chipsets.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Yesterday was a disaster only eclipsed by Mondays statement made by Buffalo Bills regarding Sean's dismissal.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
At the year mark, that continues to be true, and his Presidency has also been eclipsed by this unexpected pivot toward imperialism and overseas adventurism.
—Erin Neil, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
My curiosity about his nefarious to-do list is eclipsed by excitement.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Seven teams have eclipsed that figure since 2015.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
The school record is now 51 as Bryant eclipsed the former mark of 48 points set by Blake Seits in 2017.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
The record eclipsed the previous mark set last July and represented just the second time when a single day exceeded 50 billion minutes of streaming.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
In terms of power and performance, the vanilla Pro is easily eclipsed in power and performance by the Pro and Max chipsets.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclipsed
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The number surpassed the historical pre-pandemic average by 37 percent, but remained significantly lower than the 2019 attendance figure of 1,351,000.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
29 Jan. 2026
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California’s budgets became dependent on a relatively few high-income taxpayers over the last four decades, as income taxes surpassed sales taxes to become the most important revenue source.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2026
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The company said the Series F funding round had exceeded a $15B target, with investors including Valor Equity Partners, Stepstone Group, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Qatar Investment Authority, MGX and Baron Capital Group, along with previous investors Nvidia and Cisco Investments.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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As of late 2025, cumulative shipments of the 587Ah platform have exceeded 2 GWh.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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His picture topped newspapers across the country under headlines announcing that the killer had surrendered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The company’s share of its agreement with California — $55 million — is barely a speck on its balance sheet; revenue for Alphabet, Google’s parent company, topped $102 billion in its most recent quarterly earnings report.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Eclipsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclipsed. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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