as in surpassing
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 eclipsing
New York — Build-A-Bear Workshop, the nearly 30-year-old toy brand, is having a breakout moment, eclipsing some of Wall Street’s biggest winners by targeting customers across a broad age range.
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Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Streaming contributed 84,000 stream-equivalent sales to her total this week, eclipsing both Ed Sheeran’s Divide and her own previous studio album The Tortured Poets Department, both of which managed 79,000.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Murphy, who has tossed two or more TDs in every game this season, reached a milestone in the victory, eclipsing the 10,000-yard plateau for passing yards in his high school career.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
Judkins had 110 yards on 23 carries against Minnesota, his first time eclipsing 100 yards, and his second straight game with at least 24 touches.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Organizers announced an official attendance of 112,408, eclipsing the 110,905 mark set by George Strait at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field last year.
—Joel Hoard, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
The righty slugger is an RBI machine, eclipsing 100 RBI in a season four times in his career.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
With Ali no longer eclipsing him, his career took off.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The ascendant crypto sector is eclipsing what was once a powerhouse industry.
—Rachel Witkowski, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Streaming contributed 84,000 stream-equivalent sales to her total this week, eclipsing both Ed Sheeran’s Divide and her own previous studio album The Tortured Poets Department, both of which managed 79,000.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Murphy, who has tossed two or more TDs in every game this season, reached a milestone in the victory, eclipsing the 10,000-yard plateau for passing yards in his high school career.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
Judkins had 110 yards on 23 carries against Minnesota, his first time eclipsing 100 yards, and his second straight game with at least 24 touches.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Organizers announced an official attendance of 112,408, eclipsing the 110,905 mark set by George Strait at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field last year.
—Joel Hoard, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
The righty slugger is an RBI machine, eclipsing 100 RBI in a season four times in his career.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
With Ali no longer eclipsing him, his career took off.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The ascendant crypto sector is eclipsing what was once a powerhouse industry.
—Rachel Witkowski, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclipsing
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Virginia had at least 300,000 federal workers at the beginning of 2025, surpassing nearly all other states except Maryland.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Oct. 2025
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The researchers have transmitted wireless data at a speed of 938 gigabits per second (Gbps), surpassing the average speed of a current 5G phone connection by more than 9000 times.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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Sun pointed out that the resulting batteries demonstrated a potential energy density exceeding 500 watt-hours per kilogram at the cell level, a power level that could enable electric vehicles to achieve a much longer driving range per charge.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Premium floor and pit sections reach higher prices, with floor general admission seats at select venues exceeding $500.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
30 Oct. 2025
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This recipe takes a simple pumpkin cake and turns it into a wonderfully decadent dessert with a creamy, spiced filling and whipped topping with caramel, toffee bars, and nuts.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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In addition to topping leaderboards, our first party models, like Gemini, now process 7 billion tokens per minute, via direct API use by our customers.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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