eclipse

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In other words, the coronagraph acts like an artificial Moon, blocking the Sun's bright surface to let scientists continuously observe its faint outer corona -something the real Moon does only during eclipses.

From BBC

Welsh rugby plumbed new depths at their own ground, eclipsing the 68-14 Six Nations defeat by England in March.

From BBC

The shock of his death was eclipsed only by the fact that he had died from a fentanyl overdose, even though he had been in recovery for over a decade.

From Seattle Times

"His image is everywhere. It's eclipsed Che Guevara. It's eclipsed Bob Marley. He's a global symbol for rebellion."

From Salon

The small objects will give Saturn 145 moons — eclipsing Jupiter’s total of 95.

From New York Times