1
as in shade
partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays
the valley was in shadow
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2
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
Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Every detail in the darkest shadows and brightest highlights is retained and accentuated by HDR's enhancement of the dynamic range.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
For Rocky, who has largely put the 2021 incident behind him, the judge’s remarks signal yet another step toward clearing his name in a legal saga that has shadowed him for nearly three years.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
In short, The Paper doesn’t quite escape the shadow of its big brother, but that’s just fine with us.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Every detail in the darkest shadows and brightest highlights is retained and accentuated by HDR's enhancement of the dynamic range.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
From vengeful resurrections to satanic rituals, shoplifters waging war on capitalism to secret cults, shadow selves to harrowing births, these genre-defying films crown the Dolls as auteurs, protagonists, dreamers, and disruptors.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
For Rocky, who has largely put the 2021 incident behind him, the judge’s remarks signal yet another step toward clearing his name in a legal saga that has shadowed him for nearly three years.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadow
Noun
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Allure editorial assistant Jennet Jusu, who opted for shade Warm Honey, agrees that the shade matching was effortless.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
19 Sep. 2025
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Those Danessa Myricks blurring balms that offer a flawless complexion finish and luminous blush in all the right shades?—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Sep. 2025
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The film, which largely unfolds on Christmas Eve, has a wonderful sense of the dying light of a late December day, the transition from a shade of damp gray to the inky black of night, and, even better, an actual sense of a particular American place.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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The clip shows a shower knob slowly being unscrewed from the wall before a tiny black, furry hand pokes through.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Finding the right green brought its own challenges as the team had to find a color that would not only neutralize redness, but also work on all skin tones—even people who didn’t have flushing or redness, blending into the skin without leaving Elphaba-like traces behind.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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During that time, even microscopic traces of infected blood on a school desk or playground equipment can pose a risk.—
Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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The mid-quarter update offered a glimmer of hope after Six Flags’ disastrous second quarter earnings report in August.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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Almost certainly out this week also is injured receiver Xavier Worthy (shoulder), who provided most of the scant glimmers of hope in the Super Bowl with eight catches for 157 yards and two touchdowns.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Zoo will be joined by a second new maze based on the Bloody Mary apparition who can be summoned by anyone who turns out the lights and says her name into a mirror three times.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ahead of the 500-year anniversary of the Virgin Mary’s apparition in Tepeyac, Mexico, the sculpture is embarking on a worldwide tour, with visits scheduled to Colombia, Puerto Rico and the Philippines, among other places.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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The subsequent breakout lifted NIO above key resistance from the weekly cloud model, a long-term trend following tool denoted by the shaded area on the chart.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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Third-party cloud storage providers that have shifted to using Apple's File Provider API, as most of them have, can display results here and in the general Spotlight search view.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Pablo López raced off the mound, chasing after a ball that deflected off of his foot.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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Multiple patrol cars chasing the vehicle then stopped ahead of the broken barrier, before officers could be seen getting out of their cars to assess the situation.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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A smoke screen to obscure an unprecedented consolidation of power and unitarian intimidation and coldly antithetical to any experiment in a constitutional republic governance.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Los Angeles Dodgers earned a win against the rival San Francisco Giants on Thursday, but that was obscured by some breaking news that the team released shortly before the game.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Shadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadow. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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