What does "eclipsing" mean?

The act or process by which something is eclipsed.

What is a synonym for "eclipsing"?

Common synonyms include: above, ahead, ascendant, better, capping, chosen.

Eclipsing

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
The act or process by which something is eclipsed.

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of eclipse form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

above ahead ascendant better capping chosen

Example

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"Modernity has a way of eclipsing, and sometimes even wiping out, tradition. There is a Kurdish anthropologist in northern Iraq who devotes his time and career to saving the traditions of Kurdistan's nomadic shepherds."

Related phrases

eclipsing binary

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