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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While winning Friday's game and securing a College Football Playoff spot should be top of mind for Ole Miss, the program has been in the shadow of rumors surrounding head coach Lane Kiffin.
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Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
In Holiday Touchdown, proud Bills Mafia members the Quinns and DeLucas have lived next door to each other for decades in the shadow of Highmark Stadium, and real-life Buffalonians will recognize many of the two families’ game day traditions.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Yet the challenges of launching a complex, multi-billion-dollar gas plant, in the shadow of a spiraling insurgency that has openly stated its desire to disrupt the project, are mounting.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Born in Afghanistan and raised in exile, Hilmandi grew up in the shadow of his father, Baba — a former mujahideen fighter who later became an imam, writer and poet.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
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Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
In Holiday Touchdown, proud Bills Mafia members the Quinns and DeLucas have lived next door to each other for decades in the shadow of Highmark Stadium, and real-life Buffalonians will recognize many of the two families’ game day traditions.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Yet the challenges of launching a complex, multi-billion-dollar gas plant, in the shadow of a spiraling insurgency that has openly stated its desire to disrupt the project, are mounting.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Born in Afghanistan and raised in exile, Hilmandi grew up in the shadow of his father, Baba — a former mujahideen fighter who later became an imam, writer and poet.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Nov. 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 28 Nov. 2025.
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