eclipse
have eclipsed
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present perfectof eclipse.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Gains made by the billionaire class, the very top 0.1% of households and a subset of the 1%, have eclipsed the merely extremely rich.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Film festivals are known for their lengthy ovations, but this appears to have eclipsed the 22-minute applause given to Pan's Labrynth at Cannes in 2006.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
The enormity of Catherine’s cancer diagnosis, and her plea for “time, space and privacy,” have eclipsed the venial sins of Kate-Gate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
They have eclipsed the alligator as apex predator and are disrupting fragile ecosystems like the iconic Everglades National Park by preying on native species like bobcats, racoons and opossums.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 29, 2024
That would have eclipsed the 11:24.8 course record set by Joe and his freshmen crewmates in 1934 by well more than a minute.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
