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
This tale sets the scene for the fifth stage of the Mustang Trail Race–an annual eight-stage event totaling 105 miles with roughly 29,000 feet of elevation gain at high altitudes regularly eclipsing 13,000 feet.
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Joe Baur, Outside, 31 Oct. 2025
Rice farming also led Yuba County’s agricultural industries at $52 million, narrowly eclipsing walnuts ($51 million) and kiwi ($48 million).
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The Club stock made history Tuesday, eclipsing a $4 trillion market capitalization for the first time ever, joining fellow portfolio names Nvidia and Microsoft above that level.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Joe Baur, Outside, 31 Oct. 2025
Rice farming also led Yuba County’s agricultural industries at $52 million, narrowly eclipsing walnuts ($51 million) and kiwi ($48 million).
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The Club stock made history Tuesday, eclipsing a $4 trillion market capitalization for the first time ever, joining fellow portfolio names Nvidia and Microsoft above that level.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclipsing
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The 85-point margin of victory marked a Hornets program record, surpassing the 71-point, 86-15 rout of San Francisco State in 1974.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Perez is just 15 home runs shy of surpassing Hall of Famer George Brett (317 homers) for the most in franchise history.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting warned that coastal areas from Hue to Dak Lak may be hit by waves of up to 26 feet and a storm surge of up to 2 feet in addition to high winds, possibly exceeding 84 miles per hour.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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In addition to earnings-per-share and revenue in the third quarter exceeding expectations, sales and adjusted operating income in the company's biotechnology and diagnostics segments advanced year over year and beat expectations.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Companies added 42,000 jobs for the month, following a decline of 29,000 in September and topping the Dow Jones consensus estimate for a gain of 22,000.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Within that, prestige revenue was down 4 percent, just topping $1 billion.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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