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
But it's been about nine years since more than 30,000 backers flocked to the Kickstarter campaign—raising more than $1 million and eclipsing Polygons' $10,000 goal.
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Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
Shares are down nearly 12% in 2025, eclipsing the S & P 500′s 5% pullback during that time.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Now Minnesota is eclipsing that mark with ease.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025
Mitchell finished with 31 points, eclipsing his previous career-high of 25 set just last week against Oklahoma.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
Extra time in Eindhoven helped the group exceed 5,000 minutes of play, comfortably eclipsing the previous high of 3,985 minutes logged in 2021-22.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
But the layered character study also acquires emotional heft from the fact that Rodgers and Hammerstein would go on to become one of the most celebrated creative teams in musical-theater history, far eclipsing Rodgers and Hart.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
Ellis established a new career high for points in a half with 22, eclipsing his previous high of 20 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 9, 2024.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
Wood is also Forest’s all-time Premier League top scorer, with 32 goals, eclipsing the 24 scored by Bryan Roy between 1994 and 1997.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
Shares are down nearly 12% in 2025, eclipsing the S & P 500′s 5% pullback during that time.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Now Minnesota is eclipsing that mark with ease.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025
Mitchell finished with 31 points, eclipsing his previous career-high of 25 set just last week against Oklahoma.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
Extra time in Eindhoven helped the group exceed 5,000 minutes of play, comfortably eclipsing the previous high of 3,985 minutes logged in 2021-22.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
But the layered character study also acquires emotional heft from the fact that Rodgers and Hammerstein would go on to become one of the most celebrated creative teams in musical-theater history, far eclipsing Rodgers and Hart.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
Ellis established a new career high for points in a half with 22, eclipsing his previous high of 20 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 9, 2024.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
Wood is also Forest’s all-time Premier League top scorer, with 32 goals, eclipsing the 24 scored by Bryan Roy between 1994 and 1997.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclipsing
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The 2024 edition marks the highest tally of all time, greatly surpassing Barack Obama’s previous record of 95,894 pages.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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The movie Wicked has officially become the highest-grossing Broadway adaptation in box office history, surpassing the movie musical Mamma Mia.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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Developing a liquid metal layer The extreme conditions within a fusion reactor, where super-heated plasma reaches temperatures exceeding those of the sun, pose a significant challenge to material science.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2025
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Winston has continued to provide value in locker rooms despite not exceeding the big expectations that followed the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner to the NFL during his first five seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Eclipsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclipsing. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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