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to make dark, dim, or indistinct
large trees overshadow the yard and darken the house for much of the day
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to be greater in importance than
later you'll find that verbal skills overshadow any skills you have at video games
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Recent Examples of overshadowed
Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, the directors singled out shows like Aaron Sorkin’s Sports Night in 1999 (a year ahead of the Aaron Sorkin–Thomas Schlamme awards curve for The West Wing), the overshadowed–by–The Sopranos HBO drama Deadwood in 2004, and the cult hit Pushing Daisies in 2008.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2025
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
Yet the 305 was overshadowed in its own state.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
But that quintessential Ferrari-ness comes with plenty of qualifications that often overshadowed other, better attributes.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The outlook overshadowed top- and bottom-line beats in the fourth quarter.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Earlier this month, the AFCON final was overshadowed when Senegal’s players walked off the pitch before the final whistle and temporarily refused to play on after Morocco were awarded a stoppage-time penalty with the match goalless.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
But for an overwhelming majority of residents, RideSD’s dream is overshadowed by the reality of a woefully inadequate transit system and our county’s immutable geography.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Arguably the hypervisibility of these celebrities overshadowed the work of groups like La Cole, but there is no way to know if the media would have given organizers this attention without celebrity involvement.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
The Grammy shine for Harry’s House overshadowed the reality that the music was growing cozy and reserved.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Washington had long forfeited its campaign of aiding opposition forces that had become overshadowed by more radical elements.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, the directors singled out shows like Aaron Sorkin’s Sports Night in 1999 (a year ahead of the Aaron Sorkin–Thomas Schlamme awards curve for The West Wing), the overshadowed–by–The Sopranos HBO drama Deadwood in 2004, and the cult hit Pushing Daisies in 2008.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2025
Verb
The horrific killing, attacks, and raids in Minneapolis rightfully overshadowed a weekend intended for buzzy discoveries and bidding wars.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
Yet the 305 was overshadowed in its own state.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
But that quintessential Ferrari-ness comes with plenty of qualifications that often overshadowed other, better attributes.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The outlook overshadowed top- and bottom-line beats in the fourth quarter.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Earlier this month, the AFCON final was overshadowed when Senegal’s players walked off the pitch before the final whistle and temporarily refused to play on after Morocco were awarded a stoppage-time penalty with the match goalless.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
But for an overwhelming majority of residents, RideSD’s dream is overshadowed by the reality of a woefully inadequate transit system and our county’s immutable geography.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Arguably the hypervisibility of these celebrities overshadowed the work of groups like La Cole, but there is no way to know if the media would have given organizers this attention without celebrity involvement.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
The Grammy shine for Harry’s House overshadowed the reality that the music was growing cozy and reserved.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshadowed
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The accompanying video — showing an unmasked Chalamet beside an obscured EsDeeKid, dropping bars about Marty Supreme and girlfriend Kylie Jenner — went stratospherically viral.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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While the technology and safety features are top-line, why did Land Rover include such small, nearly obscured and difficult to use door handles?—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
21 Dec. 2025
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In the production, Hayes plays Elliott, a writer grappling with creative paralysis who retreats to a remote cabin, only to find the line between imagination and reality dangerously blurred.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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For Cyborgs, the boundary between human and AI thinking became deliberately blurred.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some thinkers, like the author and journalist Thomas L Friedman, propose that–in a world where the internet has made information so readily available–IQ is outweighed by curiosity when it’s combined with passion.—
Barnaby Lashbrooke,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The enterprise software company beat analysts’ earnings expectations, but Wall Street’s worries around how artificial intelligence could disrupt the sector outweighed the positive results.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui posted a video to X over the weekend, showing a dazzling view of auroras spreading like a tall blanket over the darkened Earth below.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the legal issues for sweepstakes have clouded its outlook.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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But its growth has been clouded because of a funding dispute on Capitol Hill over the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which provides companies seed capital to develop new technology that can assist the government.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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For many of us, stemmed crystal sparkled under the dimmed light of a breakfront while a collection of coffee mugs were stacked gingerly on top of each other in a shuttered cabinet.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Malcolm’s subjects are very old-school, doctrinaire, rigid Freudian psychoanalysts who get involved in impossibly obscure academic debates.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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But then last January, an obscure AI startup named DeepSeek released a generative AI platform, R1, which was comparable to ChatGPT but purporting to use just a fraction of Nvidia’s bleeding-edge chips.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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In its time open, fueled by fans of its blackened mahi and buttery lobster rolls, owner Mike Smith has expanded his footprint, moving into a larger stall in the popular food hall — which has allowed for a menu expansion, as well.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Dec. 2022
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“Overshadowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshadowed. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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