as in declinations
a change to a lower state or level
the eclipse of the town from a grand seaside resort to a tacky tourist trap
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as in surpasses
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 eclipses
Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
But the violence that came unbidden eclipses our differences.
—Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
This trajectory placed the crew in the right place at the right time to see the moon completely block the sun for about 53 minutes, which is far longer than the maximum period of totality for eclipses seen from Earth.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The March 3 blood moon full moon event is one of four eclipses expected in 2026, with two solar eclipses and two total lunar eclipses.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2026
For generations, eclipses have been surrounded by apocalyptic prophecies, which found a resurgence when there were four successive total lunar eclipses from 2014 to 2015, according to astronomy website EarthSky.
—Hali Smith
march 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
Human beings—predictors of eclipses, theorists of cosmic heat death—may no longer be the best guides to the future.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Partial eclipses occur when the sun, Earth and moon don’t completely align, so only part of the moon passes into shadow.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The moon eclipses the sun in a view captured by the Artemis II crew on Monday.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
If China finally eclipses the United States as the world’s preeminent scientific superpower, there won’t be an official announcement.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Already, its $380 billion valuation eclipses those of Goldman Sachs, McDonalds, and Coca-Cola.
—Harry Booth, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
His fan base eclipses the entire following of progressive American media companies such as The Huffington Post and Mother Jones.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
This eclipses the previous record for a film by a Black director, held by Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, which scooped two awards in 2014.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026
But the data only tells them the ‘what’ not the ‘why’ — which is where experience still eclipses the cold, hard numbers in the data.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Boasting 701 hp, the new 2026 Turbo S eclipses the GT2 RS as the most powerful 911 in history.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
Sometimes, the urgency of providing healthy food eclipses the equally important need to build new infrastructures such that one day, food inequalities will no longer exist.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
But the violence that came unbidden eclipses our differences.
—Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
This trajectory placed the crew in the right place at the right time to see the moon completely block the sun for about 53 minutes, which is far longer than the maximum period of totality for eclipses seen from Earth.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The March 3 blood moon full moon event is one of four eclipses expected in 2026, with two solar eclipses and two total lunar eclipses.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2026
For generations, eclipses have been surrounded by apocalyptic prophecies, which found a resurgence when there were four successive total lunar eclipses from 2014 to 2015, according to astronomy website EarthSky.
—Hali Smith
march 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
Human beings—predictors of eclipses, theorists of cosmic heat death—may no longer be the best guides to the future.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Partial eclipses occur when the sun, Earth and moon don’t completely align, so only part of the moon passes into shadow.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
Their 517 plate appearances with runners on easily eclipses the next-closest team, the Washington Nationals (484).
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The moon eclipses the sun in a view captured by the Artemis II crew on Monday.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
If China finally eclipses the United States as the world’s preeminent scientific superpower, there won’t be an official announcement.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Already, its $380 billion valuation eclipses those of Goldman Sachs, McDonalds, and Coca-Cola.
—Harry Booth, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
His fan base eclipses the entire following of progressive American media companies such as The Huffington Post and Mother Jones.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
This eclipses the previous record for a film by a Black director, held by Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, which scooped two awards in 2014.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026
But the data only tells them the ‘what’ not the ‘why’ — which is where experience still eclipses the cold, hard numbers in the data.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Boasting 701 hp, the new 2026 Turbo S eclipses the GT2 RS as the most powerful 911 in history.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclipses
Noun
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The declinations came as the DOJ reassigned and cut prosecutors working on environmental cases.—
Ken B. Morales,
ProPublica,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Blue Origin, founded and owed by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, has landed and reused its smaller New Shepard suborbital booster numerous times, but New Glenn surpasses New Shepard in difficulty and scale.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 Apr. 2026
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This show, which still prompts belly laughs from my daughter and me even after countless rewatches, meets and surpasses my mother’s bar.—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Similar deteriorations took place in Tuscany and in Naples.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That amount exceeds the foreign reserves of countries like Costa Rica, Uruguay and Panama, according to an investigation by the Herald in August 2025.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated April 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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California billionaires' combined wealth exceeds $1 trillion.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The answer is not much—Fennell makes explicit, via sadomasochism, the power differentials and emotional degradations that are so often ambiguous in the original.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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If Wyatt and Surrey could pen brilliant sonnets under Tudor tyranny, then certainly great art can be produced under capitalism despite its particular degradations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Gap Report, Orlando tops the list of worst cities for affordable housing, with only 13 affordable and available rental homes for every 100 extremely low-income renter households.—
Ryan von Weller,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Elliot Anderson tops United’s list for midfield due to his all-action style, but Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is believed to want as much as £125m for him.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Despite Republicans being the only partisan group to rate the economy positively in the index, their economic rating dropped 15 points between March and April, larger than declines among Democrats or independents.—
Emily Guskin,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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In five of the prior seven quarters, the company posted year-over-year declines in revenue.—
Samantha Subin,Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Too much stuff increases the risk of falls that undermine older adults’ ability to live independently, a 2023 study by researchers at Mississippi State University found.—
Panashe Matemba-Mutasa,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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At least seven people suffered gunshot wounds and at least two people were injured from falls, officials said.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Eclipses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclipses. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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