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
That’s equivalent to Dak Prescott’s $60 million being eclipsed by a $90 million quarterback.
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Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
That broke the previous record of 280,000 held by Tijuana’s Grupo Firme — and also eclipsed the attendance at Zócalo shows by Paul McCartney, Shakira, Roger Waters, Rosalía and Justin Bieber.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Because our guy’s Marty Supreme performance is only eclipsed by his turn as pitchman.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
The protests have eclipsed dog-poop complaints as the hot topic of the day.
—Emma Rosenblum, Curbed, 12 Mar. 2026
Pittman, 28, eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards in two of his six seasons in Indy but finished with 784 — his fewest since 2020 — last year.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
The Mavericks rookie has now eclipsed 1,000 career points with this smooth layup.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Military cooperation between the two has remained constrained, and trade and investment flows are eclipsed by those with several Gulf states, as Beijing seeks to maintain balanced ties across the Middle East.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
But the horserace was eclipsed by reports that voters in two major counties, including Crockett's hometown of Dallas, were turned away from polling places.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
That broke the previous record of 280,000 held by Tijuana’s Grupo Firme — and also eclipsed the attendance at Zócalo shows by Paul McCartney, Shakira, Roger Waters, Rosalía and Justin Bieber.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Because our guy’s Marty Supreme performance is only eclipsed by his turn as pitchman.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
The protests have eclipsed dog-poop complaints as the hot topic of the day.
—Emma Rosenblum, Curbed, 12 Mar. 2026
Pittman, 28, eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards in two of his six seasons in Indy but finished with 784 — his fewest since 2020 — last year.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
The Mavericks rookie has now eclipsed 1,000 career points with this smooth layup.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Military cooperation between the two has remained constrained, and trade and investment flows are eclipsed by those with several Gulf states, as Beijing seeks to maintain balanced ties across the Middle East.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
But the horserace was eclipsed by reports that voters in two major counties, including Crockett's hometown of Dallas, were turned away from polling places.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclipsed
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The Brand New Day trailer surpassed Deadpool & Wolverine’s 24-hour benchmark in just eight hours with a remarkable 373 million views.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this week, diesel surpassed $5 a gallon for the first time since 2022.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The seamless cooperation between the two allies has exceeded expectations.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued the warning because the bacteria levels exceeded state health standards.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2026
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In addition to 19,271 ballots cast early at in-person polling locations and 13,324 ballots received so far by mail, the county had topped 50,000 votes and counting on Tuesday afternoon, according to the numbers provided by Cunningham.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Inflation as measured by the separate Consumer Price Index topped 9% that month, the fastest pace since 1981, when the Fed was in the process of taming an even worse unmooring of prices.—
Howard Schneider,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Eclipsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclipsed. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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