eclipsing

present participle of eclipse

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of eclipsing The deal for Savinho falls short of the package for Tonali, which could be worth £100m to Newcastle United, but would represent a record sale for Man City – eclipsing the £82m package that Atletico Madrid paid for Julian Alvarez in 2024. David Ornstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Looking up with its left Mastcam-Z camera, Perseverance snapped this image of one of Mars' two moons, Phobos and Deimos, partially eclipsing the sun. Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Many stars, including Hathaway, have been embracing maternity dressing that shows off their bumps, rather than eclipsing them with boxy silhouettes. Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 16 Aug. 2026 Just paying interest on that costs more than a trillion dollars a year, eclipsing every other federal program besides Social Security. Scott Horsley, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026 Oscar Health Health insurer Oscar Health swung to a $361 million second quarter profit while eclipsing $1 billion in net income for the first six months of the year as health plan membership rose and medical costs eased. Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The victory was Colorado’s 44th of the season, eclipsing last year’s total with 51 games remaining. ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 The surge brought the year-to-date franchise revenue to $66,456, officially eclipsing the city's conservative $55,000 annual projection just six months into the fiscal year. Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2026 Britain’s Josh Kerr broke the men’s mile world record at the London Diamond League meet, eclipsing a mark set by Hicham El Guerrouj that had stood since 1999. Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 19 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclipsing
Verb
  • Here, in a sleepy suburb just outside the city along the banks of the River Avon, Jackson is in the process of running his 81st consecutive ultramarathon, surpassing the men’s record which stood at 80.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The biopic rocked the box office this summer, surpassing $1 billion in global ticket sales.
    Isabelle Farina, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Shift toward utility-scale plants The current submissions represent a shift toward utility-scale plants exceeding 100 megawatts on single bodies of water.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Big Island could see 5 to 10 inches of rain, with isolated amounts exceeding a foot, while Maui might get up to 3 inches.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The home run was Bleday’s 21st of the season, topping his previous career high of 20 with the Athletics in 2024.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • With some ballots still outstanding, Wahab has about 53% of the vote, topping 47% for Hernandez, former mayor of Dublin, California, and president of Bay Area Rapid Transit.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Eclipsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclipsing. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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