eclipses 1 of 2

noun

plural of eclipse
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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eclipses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of eclipse
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
Noun
On numbers alone, 2009 wins, but eclipses don't happen on spreadsheets. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Its 520 lb-ft of torque eclipses its predecessor, the LT2, which offered 470 lb-ft of twist. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026 This month is basically like a bridge between the tumultuousness of August’s eclipses and the soul-searching that October’s Venus Retrograde will bring. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026 This is most apparent in totality, but even partial eclipses change the moon’s hue. — Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026 The two eclipses in 2026 and 2044 also come from the same repeating family of moon shadows, called Solar Saros 126, which produces a solar eclipse every 18 years, 11 days and 8 hours. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The ballad shot to the top of the charts in Britain and the United States and has had more than 1 billion streams, boosted by real eclipses in 2017, 2024 and most recently during last week’s solar eclipse. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Spain is in for a treat as not one, not two — but three eclipses are expected to pass over the Iberian Peninsula between now and January 2028, including a second total eclipse next August. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
The cost of food actually eclipses gas as a greater concern in the survey 34% to 23%. — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 The theft eclipses previous high-profile wine robberies in Italy. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 Yet the megawatt Cruise in our heads eclipses the nuance of his performances. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Flora has collected contributions from unions, corporations including Walmart, Chevron and Uber, and major trade organizations and vastly eclipses the financial contributions that his challenger has received. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026 The find eclipses the previous record holder — a roughly 14-pound Terslev hoard — and weighs nearly three times as much. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Prima Facie is the kind of film in which the central performance eclipses the whole. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026 If the objects’ origins were indeed found to be extraterrestrial, the technology of the alien species far eclipses any flying machines human beings have ever developed. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026 Whisenhunt generated 15 whiffs with his changeup, which eclipses Johnny Cueto (14) for the most by a Giant during the Statcast era. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclipses
  1. declinations
  2. surpasses
  3. deteriorations
  4. exceeds
  5. degradations
  6. tops
  7. declines
  8. falls
Noun
  • The declinations came as the DOJ reassigned and cut prosecutors working on environmental cases.
    — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of declinations
Verb
  • Tarrant County saw a dip in early voters on Wednesday, but the number of people turning out locally still surpasses Texas’ last midterm election.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Brady, who has 187 regular-season victories, surpasses Hall of Famer Brett Favre (186) and Peyton Manning (186) for the most regular-season victories by a starting quarterback in NFL history.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of surpasses
Noun
  • Similar deteriorations took place in Tuscany and in Naples.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of deteriorations
Verb
  • On the mound for Milwaukee was Misiorowski, a beanstalk of a pitcher whose fastball routinely exceeds a hundred and three miles per hour.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The panel exceeds 100% sRGB, as many OLED monitors do, which can occasionally result in an overblown image.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of exceeds
Noun
  • Key parameters such as time to recover (TTR), revenue at risk, lead times, OTIF and service-level degradations can be evaluated and compared across mitigation options.
    — Dileep Rai, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Definition of degradations
Verb
  • As for the pieces, the campaign displays a faux fur coat, tops in chantilly lace and chainmail, thigh-high riding boots, and more.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Vols, however, maintain last Saturday's third-down sack tops 'em all.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of tops
Noun
  • In another set of studies, adults who made more frequent and extreme upward comparisons reported an immediate decline in self-evaluation and cumulative declines in self-esteem and life satisfaction over a browsing session.
    — Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Negative divergences alone don't necessarily lead to immediate declines.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of declines
Noun
  • The fund can be tapped when the economy sours and revenue falls.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In senior living communities across multiple states, including Arizona and Pennsylvania, Paul has helped reduce falls by up to 72%.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of falls

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