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 record was eclipsed by the 2015 NHL Winter Classic with 15,000 fans, and smashed even further by Taylor’s Swift’s The Eras Tour in 2023 as 23,400 Swifties boarded VTA light rail.
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Grace Hase, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
It was eclipsed by BYD, which took the title.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Bethell has already faced more balls in this single innings than Ben Duckett has confronted through the entire series, and eclipsed the total runs scored by Ollie Pope, the man preferred ahead of him until Melbourne, across three matches in this knock alone.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The emphasis mirrors a broader recalibration underway inside the party, as leaders increasingly acknowledge that warnings about democracy, while still part of the conversation, are being eclipsed by voter frustration over housing, inflation, and affordability.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 7 Jan. 2026
China has eclipsed its own – and the US – record, building a monster underground hypergravity centrifuge that can model scenarios with 1,900 times the real-world gravitational force of Earth, bending space and time with unprecedented power.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
The good news is that XLB has already eclipsed two of its steepest downtrend lines during the recent comeback.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
Hatch, however, eclipsed other candidates, raising a total of $56,000.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
Perez eclipsed 1,000 career RBIs during the year.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
Grace Hase, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
It was eclipsed by BYD, which took the title.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Bethell has already faced more balls in this single innings than Ben Duckett has confronted through the entire series, and eclipsed the total runs scored by Ollie Pope, the man preferred ahead of him until Melbourne, across three matches in this knock alone.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The emphasis mirrors a broader recalibration underway inside the party, as leaders increasingly acknowledge that warnings about democracy, while still part of the conversation, are being eclipsed by voter frustration over housing, inflation, and affordability.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 7 Jan. 2026
China has eclipsed its own – and the US – record, building a monster underground hypergravity centrifuge that can model scenarios with 1,900 times the real-world gravitational force of Earth, bending space and time with unprecedented power.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
The good news is that XLB has already eclipsed two of its steepest downtrend lines during the recent comeback.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
Hatch, however, eclipsed other candidates, raising a total of $56,000.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
Perez eclipsed 1,000 career RBIs during the year.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclipsed
Verb
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Saturday's figures surpassed those from Friday, when 1,024 flights were cancelled.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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Jones already surpassed his win totals from the past two seasons combined.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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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Marks has also topped Hot 100 Songwriters in every calendar year since the chart launched.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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Prepare to dazzle the crowd with this recipe that's loaded with cheese and topped with breadcrumbs.—
Krissy Tiglias,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Eclipsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclipsed. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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