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eclipse

noun as in shadowing of the sun

verb as in obscure, veil

verb as in surpass achievement

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Once 2007 rolled along, Kardashian's Ray J sex tape catapulted her to fame, helping her eclipse her former employer.

That's what The Twilight Saga: Eclipse sounds like when it's up to the clever Bad Lip Reading folks.

He wanted to be a big nova that would eclipse everything.... That was the only thing that would satisfy Andy.

He wanted to be a big nova that would eclipse everything. . . . That was the only thing that would satisfy Andy.

Tracking is for an opening weekend that could eclipse $100 million.

But you, so formed to shine—to eclipse all others—do you never dance, seorita?

He held all the records for height, and it was known that at Attercliffe he meant to endeavour to eclipse his own achievements.

The architecture and paintings also indicate, with the increase of wealth and luxury, the decline and fatal eclipse of art.

Much of the architecture, however, is debased, indicating the decline and eclipse of art in the fifth or sixth century.

The expression of the face also underwent a change—a dire eclipse of woe—no less painful to behold.

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On this page you'll find 93 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to eclipse, such as: concealment, null, decline, diminution, dimming, and extinction.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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