in the shadow of
idiom
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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Drunken heckling of a nationalistic speech in Peter Pan also acts as a reminder that the novel’s world exists in the shadow of history.
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Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, though sometimes forgotten in the shadow of the west side Rose Garden, became a secondary event space, sometimes used for presidential award ceremonies or first ladies' parties and tea times.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
The dramatic sequence unfolded Wednesday afternoon near Notre Dame Avenue and West Julian Street, in the shadow of Highway 87, and drew widespread attention after videos circulated showing the suspect on the ground and being struck by a trailing police vehicle as gunshots rang out.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
You will be met at the jetty in the shadow of the splendid ruin of Castle Tioram and skimmed across to Eilean Shona by boat.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
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Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, though sometimes forgotten in the shadow of the west side Rose Garden, became a secondary event space, sometimes used for presidential award ceremonies or first ladies' parties and tea times.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
The dramatic sequence unfolded Wednesday afternoon near Notre Dame Avenue and West Julian Street, in the shadow of Highway 87, and drew widespread attention after videos circulated showing the suspect on the ground and being struck by a trailing police vehicle as gunshots rang out.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
You will be met at the jetty in the shadow of the splendid ruin of Castle Tioram and skimmed across to Eilean Shona by boat.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
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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 30 Jan. 2026.
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