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as in shade
partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays
the valley was in shadow
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as in black
shadows plural
a time or place of little or no light
lurking in the shadows
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as in trace
a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
a run-down mansion that is only a shadow of its former glory
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as in glimmer
a very small amount
not even a shadow of a doubt about the defendant's guilt
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as in apparition
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
rumors of a shadow haunting the castle
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as in to chase
to go after or on the track of
shadowing the suspect to see what he was up to
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as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
thickening clouds shadowed the countryside
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Recent Examples of shadow
Danijela Pilic, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2025
Wealthy beyond imagination, disillusioned beyond repair, Carl Bardolph has spent years watching from the shadows as the tech world churns forward, unimpressed by those who came after him and uninterested in returning.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
Kristen Moon, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
My favorites tend to possess a large brim that falls in gentle folds around my face, covering my now shorter and remorselessly thinning hair and quite sensitively shadowing the varied assaults of time on my complexion.
—Judith Viorst, Allure, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The shadow energy of Libra can manifest itself through uncertainty or indirect communication.
—Danijela Pilic, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2025
Wealthy beyond imagination, disillusioned beyond repair, Carl Bardolph has spent years watching from the shadows as the tech world churns forward, unimpressed by those who came after him and uninterested in returning.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
In application essays or interviews, students can highlight specific experiences and insights gained from shadowing, helping to strengthen their candidacy.
—Kristen Moon, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
My favorites tend to possess a large brim that falls in gentle folds around my face, covering my now shorter and remorselessly thinning hair and quite sensitively shadowing the varied assaults of time on my complexion.
—Judith Viorst, Allure, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadow
Noun
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The ornate design will look great will all your suitcase mainstays, plus shoppers have their choice of seven springy shades, from red to sage green.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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Keep reading to learn about the four main paint shades that pros would rather not see in a hallway, and why.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.—
Taylor Jean Stephan,
Peoplemag,
31 Jan. 2023
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Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.—
Meg Donohue,
Town & Country,
31 Jan. 2023
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Strategist, Neil Richardson, suggests that our digital shadows, the sum total of our online expressions and biometric traces, may soon outlive us, creating some kind of posthumous identity that transcends mortality.—
Tracey Follows,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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This is how breaks with reality occur now, aided, in part, by the internet’s justification machine, which is an efficient mechanism for dispelling any trace of cognitive dissonance.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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The coach listens not just for answers, but for glimmers—early signals of ideas that could be shaped into something bigger.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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However, the glimmers of optimism surrounding the tariffs did not last.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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For much of its history, the Church has had to defend itself against accusations that levitations, apparitions, and other miracles were not the work of God but that of the devil.—
Emily Harnett,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Todd, the neighbor, even the strange apparitions are obfuscated simply because of their height, which adds to the eerieness of Indy’s experience but also makes Indy’s recognition of Todd’s voice all the more emotional.—
Rafael Motamayor,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2025
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Pregame The clouds are rolling into Fayetteville as Arkansas and Texas A&M players go through warmups.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
18 Apr. 2025
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Then, the dust cloud will reappear in the night sky toward the end of April.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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That hits not just collectors but everyday drinkers who look forward to getting their hands on a solid bottle without having to chase it down.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Catch up on the latest energy news: PRO: To chase or not to chase?—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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The recipient's name was obscured, and it was noted that the migrant refused to sign it on Friday.—
Andrew Chung, Luc Cohen, Kristina Cooke,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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But the short-term bump in the stock price obscures a much more complicated picture.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Shadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadow. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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