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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
Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Here’s what Taika Waititi has been doing in the shadows: preparing to receive a career honor from the Producers Guild.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
The pièce de résistance of the show’s prosthetics parade arrives in the sixth episode, when the Jackal poses as a very British septuagenarian, wheelchair and all, and shadows Lynch’s Bianca on a flight.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Paintings by Malik Abu Salameh, an artist born in Bethlehem in 1998, reproduce childhood memories, with landscapes that blur with shadows like a dissipating dream.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Here’s what Taika Waititi has been doing in the shadows: preparing to receive a career honor from the Producers Guild.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
Each would be forced to play catch-up with the other Senate freshmen if appointed, having missed orientation and the chance to shadow colleagues.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
The pièce de résistance of the show’s prosthetics parade arrives in the sixth episode, when the Jackal poses as a very British septuagenarian, wheelchair and all, and shadows Lynch’s Bianca on a flight.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadow
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At a June meeting, the City Council approved modifications to the project, including replacing trees slated for removal with larger trees than previously envisioned and adding shade structures to cover the sidewalk.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Does the brand offer a wide shade range inclusive of consumers with all skin tones and undertones?Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 23 Dec. 2024
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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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Despite his absence, traces of Margraff’s influence abound.Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
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Severin’s restoration for that movie took 400 hours and some traces of damage remain visible, if briefly.Rich Juzwiak, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
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In a way though, glimmers are also a type of a trigger but one that releases good vibes.Danielle Winston, Flow Space, 19 Dec. 2024
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But even though 2024 was a tough year for restaurant owners, there are glimmers of hope heading into 2025.Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2024
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Reports of mysterious kicks on the seats of the building's Regal movie theater, eerie laughter and ghostly apparitions are frequently tied to the building.Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Since the 1920s, apparition of a young woman has been seen hitchhiking here, only to disappear when drivers come to her aid.Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
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The most poignant of these inclusions is the pairing of three cloud studies in oil on paper by John Constable from the early 1820s with four watercolor cloud studies by Luke Howard, a British chemist who in 1803 first proposed a Latinate classification for clouds, a system still in use today.Red Cameron, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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It’s been that kind of a rookie season for the first overall pick, putting him under the same kind of cloud that seemed to always hang over his predecessor, Justin Fields.Phil Rogers, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Blown defensive assignments and a lot of puck watching gave Nic Dowd an open net for his ninth, and the Leafs wound up back in the chasing category.Omar White, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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The Browns have given up the ghost while the Dolphins are still chasing theirs.Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Dublin and Edinburgh will see 41% and 40% of the sun obscured, respectively.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Many are registered under foreign flags to obscure their origins.Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Shadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadow. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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