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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
Some have even suggested that the renovation overshadowed the news this week that Travis Kelce will, in fact, be returning for a 14th NFL season.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
On the first day of the Iran war, the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei overshadowed news of a strike near the home of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s president from 2005 to 2013.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
This electoral period has been overshadowed by violence, with the presidential frontrunner for the Democratic Center party, Miguel Uribe, dying in August after being shot at a campaign rally.
—Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Their success, though, was overshadowed by the preceding chaos.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
On the first day of the Iran war, the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei overshadowed news of a strike near the home of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s president from 2005 to 2013.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
This electoral period has been overshadowed by violence, with the presidential frontrunner for the Democratic Center party, Miguel Uribe, dying in August after being shot at a campaign rally.
—Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Their success, though, was overshadowed by the preceding chaos.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshadow
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All three major indexes had spent time Tuesday solidly higher and lower, so their closing levels obscure all that happened during the trading day.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Police recovered surveillance footage of the suspect, his face partially obscured by his hood, near the scene.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Their departures illustrate just how complicated the entire roster equation is, and perhaps how availability could outweigh the desire for name-power in future configurations.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Bank charters also come with the kind of regulatory strictures that persuaded Robinhood that the costs of obtaining one outweigh the benefits.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Attacks on celebration The latest anti-DEI attack (House Bill 1001/Senate Bill 1134) to darken the state Legislature’s doors was envisioned, at least partially, as an official antidote to joy.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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The technology works by altering how light interacts with the textile so that the fabric doesn’t visibly darken when wet.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
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In the movie theater, and increasingly on smaller screens, the boundaries between real and reel wavers and blurs.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Still, both were cognizant that Fred would treat Sam as a player and only a player between the lines and not blur the lines between parenting and coaching.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Israeli strikes on oil facilities sparked massive pillars of fire and blackened the skies above Tehran.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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Once a sky-blue democracy is restored, may Trump’s days of infamy be ruled illegitimate and his name and legacy duly tainted by all of history, darkly blackened or cautiously reddened in the honest records that this twerp and his twisted cohorts have conspired so heinously to whitewash.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Overshadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshadow. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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