eclipsed

past tense of eclipse

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of eclipsed The results announced Tuesday broke Netflix’s six-quarter streak of posting a profit that eclipsed analysts’ projections. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025 Each of those players eclipsed 30 home runs and have major arguments to replace finalists that were chosen over them. Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 That might represent a loss for LeCun, whose influence has waned since Meta announced its new Superintelligence Labs division, which has eclipsed LeCun’s Fundamental AI Research team as the center of gravity for AI within Meta. Billy Perrigo, Time, 21 Oct. 2025 After years of unprecedented growth, Saint Laurent saw a 10 percent drop in sales in the first half of 2025, which might have been bigger news had it not been eclipsed by a 25 percent drop at Gucci, Kering’s biggest brand. Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025 Annual freight on the canal eclipsed trade along the Mississippi River within a few decades, amounting to $200 million – which would be more than $8 billion today. Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025 During the first quarter, Taylor eclipsed 2,000 career yards and was the third fastest to do it in program history. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025 Teen Wolf released in theaters just a month after Robert Zemeckis' time-traveling classic, and was unfortunately eclipsed by it. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025 But by 2016, the company’s expenditure eclipsed its sales. Erin Jensen, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclipsed
Verb
  • Last week, however, some investors noticed a change within American, whose fourth-quarter profit forecast surpassed Wall Street analysts' expectations.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
  • At the beginning of summer, for the first time in months, my daily step count surpassed a mile.
    Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Collections a year earlier similarly exceeded expectations.
    Fortune, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • According to YipitData, Rhode exceeded $10 million in retail sales during its first two days at Sephora.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After dropping 43 points against Golden State on Tuesday, Doncic somehow topped it, finishing with 49 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists and etching his name in the history books for several reasons.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The cold brew is bitter but topped with a fluffy, whipped cold foam that tastes almondy, sweet and spice-filled.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Eclipsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclipsed. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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