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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 ghost
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
Gilberto Lopes, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
The humans in turn acknowledge and highlight the shadow.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
Natalie Yahr, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Naturally, throughout rehearsals over the past few weeks, Leavitt has had the opportunity to shadow the current Roxie — Kate Baldwin — to prepare for the role.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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Noun
And whether each additional year will be lived in the shadow of poverty, toxicity, or pain.
—Gilberto Lopes, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
The humans in turn acknowledge and highlight the shadow.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
Since September, Druzhyna has spent his weekdays in Milwaukee, attending classes and shadowing other perfusionists during surgery.
—Natalie Yahr, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Naturally, throughout rehearsals over the past few weeks, Leavitt has had the opportunity to shadow the current Roxie — Kate Baldwin — to prepare for the role.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadow
Noun
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Trees and bucks cover eco-friendly cork wallpaper that ties to an antelope statue to signal the travels of Edgar Perry while Lutie’s (his wife) room is its opposite with light salmon shades contrasting wild leopard carpet and soft velvets.—
Mandy Ellis,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Since each piece is simple and flattering they can be worn together or separately, not to mention the pairing comes in a staggering 19-shade range with sizes spanning from XS to 2XL.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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She's especially drawn to cool gray tones at the moment, which can make for a nice compromise for anyone who's looking to veer away from white yet isn't quite sold on deep black.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
8 Feb. 2026
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This specific style is available in 31 colors and prints ranging from classic black to glittery brick-red and tropical floral print.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These traces of self-sufficiency only strengthened the couple’s determination to preserve the site’s history.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 2026
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Expecting to find traces of the past in the old town of Regensburg, at first, archaeologists believed nothing that exciting lurked here.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
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The novel is famously austere, with mere glimmers of physical intimacy.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Some believe the ouster of strongman leader Nicolás Maduro offers a glimmer of hope for rebuilding institutions and guaranteeing citizens’ rights.—
CNN 9 hr ago,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the book, the trope is introduced when Lockwood sleeps in Catherine’s childhood bed and is visited by her girl-ghost wandering the moors, demanding to be let in.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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The show’s greatest strength was never just the jump scares or the hidden ghosts tucked into background shots.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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And third, the center of the nebula is obscure, with what looks like a wispy cloud in the foreground blocking us from seeing the central star itself.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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That data lives in Google’s cloud and servers.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Aljorna, the affidavit claimed, hit a light pole before fleeing from the car, with an ICE agent chasing him on foot toward the home.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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An immigration officer chased Aljorna who, according to the government, violently resisted arrest.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The individual, their face covered in a ski mask, appears to fiddle with the camera with a gloved hand before turning away to look for something to obscure the lens.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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But despite the new program’s promising rhetoric, the scientific framing of the announcement obscures a deeper policy problem.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Shadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadow. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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