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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
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
The branches of trees against a glowing sky, or the shadows that form in the folds of a rock, feel especially stark.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Marcus Morris in attendance Former KU forward Marcus Morris shadowed ESPN color announcer Fran Fraschilla during Wednesday’s telecast.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Stiffness gives you an element of control over the spot where the shadow will land, handy for applying eyeshadow to creases and thin strips of the brow bone, especially for liquid products.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
The branches of trees against a glowing sky, or the shadows that form in the folds of a rock, feel especially stark.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
The above image shows shadowed craters at the north pole, including Prokofiev and Kandinsky.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Marcus Morris in attendance Former KU forward Marcus Morris shadowed ESPN color announcer Fran Fraschilla during Wednesday’s telecast.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadow
Noun
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Hoka Women’s Gaviota 5 Running Shoes $174 $157 at Dicks Sporting Goods On sale for just $157 in the creamy Eggnog shade, these plush running sneakers are a fan favorite for taking on the day in style.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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The royal blue shade and other hues of bright and more muted blue have cropped up in her wardrobe before: a J.W Anderson mini-dress, a silken navy Ferragamo shirt, and a puffball sleeve and skirted Louis Vuitton dress.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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However, authorities found no evidence of blood traces or a struggle in Knezevich Henao’s Madrid apartment.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
8 Feb. 2025
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And traces of Vapor Blue can be found in Aknvas’ Christian Juul Nielsen’s inspiration image for fall.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
6 Feb. 2025
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There’s one hopeful glimmer on the horizon: slim phones.—
Allison Johnson,
The Verge,
21 Jan. 2025
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Now, after years in which the situation in Syria seemed to have become stagnant, the fall of the regime, for Syrians displaced in Turkey, offered a glimmer of hope amid a precarious existence marked by everyday humiliation and occasional violence in the country of their refuge.—
Alia Malek,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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An iconic apex predator appeared through thick fog like an apparition and cautiously watched a photographer in Yellowstone National Park, stunning video shows.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Feb. 2025
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Narrow beams of sunlight illuminate the torched frame of a single chair – like an apparition of the torturer who once stood there.—
Scott Peterson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
31 Jan. 2025
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Just days after what seemed like 40 days and 40 nights of Bay Area storms, the clouds have finally given San Francisco a break – just in time for Ayesha Curry’s Sweet July Skin coffee truck pop-up during All-Star Weekend.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
18 Feb. 2025
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The camp is firmly perched beside a small, spring-fed lake, above billowing clouds and below Mawenzi’s jagged peak.—
Mary Robnett,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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There's several variations but there's a big one that moves after the little one that appears to be chasing it....—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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But Barkley didn’t join the Eagles to chase records.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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There is also no record of its business name on a database of online companies and its website is registered to a private domain in Holland, obscuring its true origin.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Bouchard is the owner of a leisurely pace of play and that can sometimes obscure his contributions to winning games.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Shadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadow. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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