in the shadow of
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1
: very close to
a town located in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains
2
: in a position of being unnoticed because all the attention is given to someone else
She grew up in the shadow of her very popular sister.
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China tension Rubio’s talks with Panama will take place in the shadow of Trump’s threats.
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Simon Lewis and Matt Spetalnick, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Son of a carpenter and a butcher’s helper, Mr. Herrmann spent his childhood in Braunschweig in the shadow of the iconic carmaker’s factories – emblems of Germany’s postwar Wirtschaftswunder, or economic miracle.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025
Especially not just after giving birth to my first child and especially not in the shadow of my husband's new relationship with a celebrity.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Of course, the festivities next month take place in the shadow of a deadly rampage that took place in the early hours of this past New Years’ Day.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Simon Lewis and Matt Spetalnick, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Son of a carpenter and a butcher’s helper, Mr. Herrmann spent his childhood in Braunschweig in the shadow of the iconic carmaker’s factories – emblems of Germany’s postwar Wirtschaftswunder, or economic miracle.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025
Especially not just after giving birth to my first child and especially not in the shadow of my husband's new relationship with a celebrity.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Of course, the festivities next month take place in the shadow of a deadly rampage that took place in the early hours of this past New Years’ Day.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“In the shadow of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20shadow%20of. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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