eclipsed

verb

past tense of eclipse
as in surpassed
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 eclipsed Mensah, meanwhile, eclipsed 300 passing yards and three touchdowns for the fourth time in seven games with Miami. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026 The money raised by the candidates is eclipsed by the funds raised by outside committees working on each candidate’s behalf, which aren’t bound by contribution limits. — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 And Musk’s reference to SpaceX making between $500 billion and $1 trillion in annual revenue by the end of 2027 vastly eclipsed the Street’s estimate of $186 billion. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 But now that message has lost some of its potency, eclipsed by worries about a higher cost of living and deportations. — Claudia Grisales, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026 But Krasner has long been eclipsed by the shadow of her husband, even after his death in 1956. — David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 By the early 1960s, bastnaesite had eclipsed monazite as the primary rare-earth ore. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026 CruiseCup eclipsed Solefully quickly enough for Satterlee to shut down the latter in June 2025. — Megan Sauer valentina Duarte, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 Brown has eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards and caught at least seven touchdowns in six of his seven full NFL seasons, including each of the past four. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclipsed
  1. surpassed
  2. exceeded
  3. topped
Verb
  • Apple's market value briefly surpassed Nvidia in July, before falling back below.
    — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Although prices reached record highs for 2026, the statewide average for regular gasoline has not yet surpassed that all-time record.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of surpassed
Verb
  • The Independent Payment Advisory Board, which was supposed to force automatic Medicare cuts if spending exceeded target growth rates, was repealed in 2018 without ever becoming operational.
    — Dana P. Goldman, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
  • For instance, the agency allowed some states to ban enrollees from using food stamps to buy soda and candy, although a federal judge earlier this year ruled that the Agriculture Department exceeded its authority in implementing the rules.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of exceeded
Verb
  • The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for nine consecutive weeks, became an instant hallmark of the mid-2000s, and cemented Ne-Yo’s brand of heartfelt autofiction.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Arsenii Dukhno of Russia, who topped qualifying, bounded out of bounds after overcooking a tumbling sequence and wound up sixth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of topped

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