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
  • On Thursday, after 1,413 days — nearly four years — Meloni’s conservative administration became Italy’s longest-serving uninterrupted government since World War II, surpassing the record set by the late Silvio Berlusconi between 2001 and 2005.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The bond sell-off quickly resumed, with rates surpassing pre-intervention levels.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Lowell is expected to produce rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches, with maximum totals exceeding 10 inches possible for Kauai and the Big Island, the hurricane center said.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Qualified candidates who check the boxes are easily landing pay packages exceeding seven figures, but recruiters have to move fast, said Michael Piacente, managing partner and cofounder of executive cybersecurity search firm Hitch Partners.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • And the Triumphant Arch won’t pay for itself, or Trump’s vision of topping it with a golden, winged Lady Liberty statue, flanked by two golden eagles.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Historically, the Grand Sport has borrowed its design characteristics from the range-topping Z06, and that’s no different this time around.
    Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Eclipsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclipsing. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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