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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
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
Play the Sun In a perfect scenario, your decoys will be in the sun (so ducks can see them well) and your hide will be in the shadows.
—Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Okla Jones, Essence, 29 Oct. 2024
Check out opportunities for mentoring, field trips and job shadowing here.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The living room features a lantern that casts leafy shadows and a custom rug with notes of olive, off-white, and brown.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
Play the Sun In a perfect scenario, your decoys will be in the sun (so ducks can see them well) and your hide will be in the shadows.
—Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
Yet, her public success was shadowed by profound personal losses, including the passing of her mother and great-grandmother.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 29 Oct. 2024
Check out opportunities for mentoring, field trips and job shadowing here.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadow
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Their best-selling Oliver Sofa is 20% off, and at its most ‘60's in the olive shade and chenille fabric.Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
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Each of its four shades uses Skin Adapt Pigment Technology to adapt to skin tone while the formula also relays modest sun protection.Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 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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Nutrient Density: With both regenerative cropping and regenerative grazing there can be measurable differences in the nutrient-density of the food in terms of trace minerals and/or healthy fats.Steven Savage, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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School groups come into Poland, or like our characters, a more random group of people will unite to follow the traces of their ancestors.Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
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This year’s Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza exceeded expectations, potentially offering a glimmer of hope for the fashion industry.Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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His colors can be dazzling near neon-bright or subdued like the first glimmers of sunrise.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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More than five million visited the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe near the site of her apparition in the days ahead of her feast day in 2023, according to estimates shared by the Associated Press.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
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Marilyn Monroe’s apparition has been seen at the Roosevelt in Hollywood; Civil War soldiers have been spotted at the Marshall House in Savannah, Georgia.Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2024
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This increase is due to higher software expenses and cloud hosting services.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
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The technique, also known as solar radiation management, encompasses a range of technologies including sunshields in space, marine cloud brightening and stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI).Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Boards that hold leadership accountable align an organization to prevent unbridled revenue chasing or shortsighted cost-cutting exercises from weakening an MSP’s posture.Sean McElroy, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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During what police described as a road rage incident, a driver being chased by another motorist on East Washington Street ran a red light at Ritter Avenue and slammed into a SUV.Daryl Perry, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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For example, Private Relay obscures your IP address while browsing the web using Safari.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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In 2020, President Biden won both, but his advantage in the popular vote and Electoral College obscured how close the election was.Jared Gans, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Shadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadow. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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