eclipsed — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
outpaced — Simple past tense and past participle of outpace.
beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
bettered — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
surmounted — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
transcended — to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
fetched — damned: Jim beat up every fetched one of them.
sought — simple past tense and past participle of seek.
obtained — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
exceeded — Simple past tense and past participle of exceed.
overdid — to do to excess; overindulge in: to overdo dieting.
overextended — to extend, reach, or expand beyond a proper, safe, or reasonable point: a company that overextended its credit to diversify.