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as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
large trees overshadow the yard and darken the house for much of the day
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Recent Examples of overshadow
This coming out would overshadow everything that he’s worked his entire life for.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 31 July 2025
But, if other flavors will overshadow the vanilla (like in spice cookies, chocolate cake, and fruit pie filling, save a buck and go with extract.
—Sarah Jampel, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 July 2025
Off the pitch, the Spanish soccer world was rocked by the incident which overshadowed the nation’s victory that night when Spain’s Jenni Hermoso was kissed by then-Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) chief Luis Rubiales on the lips during the on-field medal ceremony.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
Still, scattershot laughs aside, Happy Gilmore 2’s efforts at silliness are overwhelmed by a sensibility that’s downright melancholic and overshadowed by death, and not just the impending one of the film industry.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 July 2025
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 31 July 2025
But, if other flavors will overshadow the vanilla (like in spice cookies, chocolate cake, and fruit pie filling, save a buck and go with extract.
—Sarah Jampel, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 July 2025
Off the pitch, the Spanish soccer world was rocked by the incident which overshadowed the nation’s victory that night when Spain’s Jenni Hermoso was kissed by then-Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) chief Luis Rubiales on the lips during the on-field medal ceremony.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
Still, scattershot laughs aside, Happy Gilmore 2’s efforts at silliness are overwhelmed by a sensibility that’s downright melancholic and overshadowed by death, and not just the impending one of the film industry.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshadow
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This thinking — amplified by extensive 24/7 hybrid media coverage and heated venture capital echo chambers — obscures a more nuanced transformation occurring at the periphery of traditional power structures.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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But the sensational framing obscures what's really happening: design flaws dressed up as intentional guile.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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However, the adverse effects of alcohol consumption outweigh the potential benefits of resveratrol from red wine.—
Jane Kim,
Verywell Health,
4 Aug. 2025
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Put differently, companies feared that the benefits of enhanced tax transparency would be outweighed by the lower realizability of their tax benefits, particularly those that are labeled more uncertain.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Smoke from wildfires will travel thousands of miles to darken our skies and choke our lungs.—
Madhukar Pai,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The rocket shot through a break amid darkening clouds just ahead of a lightning storm on its nine-minute trip into orbit.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Aug. 2025
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Even a slight shake from pressing the shutter can blur your moon shot, especially with slower shutter speeds in low light.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In some respects, the line between Ray and Henry has been blurred as a result of the relationships the actor formed with his castmates, beginning with Mulgrew.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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McFarland had been at the nursing home since March of 2022, when he was admitted as a hospice patient with a severe case of frostbite that left his feet blackened.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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Especially when his head gave a sickening whirl, blackening for a second, and his limbs seized again.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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“Overshadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshadow. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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