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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
Her worst outcome is that a valid grievance begins to look like an all-consuming battle, with aggression overshadowing principle and the fight itself becoming the story.
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The past, in cases like this, is not erased entirely — but it is reframed, diluted, and in some cases overshadowed by new identities.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Christian Petersen / Getty Images The women’s Final Four was overshadowed, in part, by an incident between two of the faces of the sport, UConn coach Geno Auriemma and South Carolina coach Dawn Staley.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Being stuck in a middle seat for hours on end can quickly overshadow any cost advantage, especially on cross-country or international routes where comfort matters more.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
The past, in cases like this, is not erased entirely — but it is reframed, diluted, and in some cases overshadowed by new identities.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Christian Petersen / Getty Images The women’s Final Four was overshadowed, in part, by an incident between two of the faces of the sport, UConn coach Geno Auriemma and South Carolina coach Dawn Staley.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Being stuck in a middle seat for hours on end can quickly overshadow any cost advantage, especially on cross-country or international routes where comfort matters more.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshadow
Verb
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What went into the decision to obscure the identities of Sam’s underage victims without outright blurring their faces?—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
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Both of these ballets feature dancers wearing stiff, geometrically inspired costumes that obscure their bodies and constrain their movements.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Gold was headed for a third weekly gain as hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the war in Iran and sustained buying by central banks outweighed persistent risks around inflation.—
Yihui Xie,
Bloomberg,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Richter works, in particular, could be a lesson for dealers and collectors in what to sell, what to keep, and when conviction should outweigh easy money or cache.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The film has also helped resuscitate a dwindling population of ticket-goers hoping for a feel-good escape-hatch picture in the midst of darkening times and popcorn machines.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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The image below shows the SLS freeing itself of Earth, hauling the Artemis 2 mission to the darkening skies above Florida.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Nowadays, the two positions blur together, but his father, Troy, and Harvard-Westlake coach David Rebibo insisted his aspirations were to be on the ball.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Winter clouds and sleet blurred everything together, but as my eyes adjusted, what seemed dull grew more distinctive.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Oil rushed through the sediment and rock and blackened the water.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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My father’s thumb was huge and blackened.—
Kate Crane,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Overshadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshadow. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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