1
as in obscuring
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
large trees overshadow the yard and darken the house for much of the day
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as in outweighing
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 overshadowing
But here, too, the emphasis on operational success risks overshadowing the political aftermath.
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Cristina Guevara, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
And for better or worse, humanoids are overshadowing everything else, raising questions about what will happen if the companies building them ultimately do not succeed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
Nike — The apparel giant dropped 10% after its fiscal second quarter results showed a 17% drop in China sales, overshadowing better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the period.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
Juniper is the opposite, but family stress is overshadowing festivity this year.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
But the company’s business in North America slowed, overshadowing dramatic growth abroad.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
With the big name free agents overshadowing the Blue Jays' offseason so far, losing a 29-year-old infielder to the Athletics in free agency fell under the radar.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Actors like Eric Bogosian and Jason Schwartzman waltz in and schmooze it up as vampires living their best afterlives, completely overshadowing Denton, who’s stuck in noob-human mode and doesn’t progress much past that.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
But emphasizing misleading stats risks overshadowing the need to allocate resources for interventions where numbers are much higher.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Cristina Guevara, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
And for better or worse, humanoids are overshadowing everything else, raising questions about what will happen if the companies building them ultimately do not succeed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
Nike — The apparel giant dropped 10% after its fiscal second quarter results showed a 17% drop in China sales, overshadowing better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the period.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
Juniper is the opposite, but family stress is overshadowing festivity this year.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
But the company’s business in North America slowed, overshadowing dramatic growth abroad.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
With the big name free agents overshadowing the Blue Jays' offseason so far, losing a 29-year-old infielder to the Athletics in free agency fell under the radar.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Actors like Eric Bogosian and Jason Schwartzman waltz in and schmooze it up as vampires living their best afterlives, completely overshadowing Denton, who’s stuck in noob-human mode and doesn’t progress much past that.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
But emphasizing misleading stats risks overshadowing the need to allocate resources for interventions where numbers are much higher.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshadowing
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It's long been known that the spinning turbines of a wind farm can interfere with radar, obscuring legitimate targets and creating the appearance of false ones.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2026
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With the program and song texts only available to download on the cellphone, the audience was left in the dark without texts and, with amplification obscuring diction, not knowing what’s what.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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High prices are outweighing other economic concerns, with 71% of those surveyed saying their income just matches or falls short of their monthly expenses.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
18 Dec. 2025
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The researchers also found that this would be cost-effective, with minimal risks from radiation exposure or biopsies outweighing the potential to save lives.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
24 Nov. 2025
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But an edited — and realistic — image of civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong in tears after being arrested is raising new alarms about how the administration is blurring the lines between what is real and what is fake.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Both Gemini telescopes are known for advanced observing techniques that help counteract the blurring effects of Earth's atmosphere.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Add this set of room-darkening curtains to block light for a darker bedroom at night, or grab this fleece blanket to snuggle up with and add texture to a room.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
26 Dec. 2025
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Alternating between onion and potatoes when grating helps keep the potatoes from darkening.—
Joan Nathan,
Saveur,
4 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Overshadowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshadowing. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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