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 emphasizing misleading stats risks overshadowing the need to allocate resources for interventions where numbers are much higher.
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
But keeping the patient at the center of decision-making ensures that advocacy never tips into overshadowing.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
Access and road traffic remain its biggest challenges, overshadowing the impressive design and dining options in its newest terminal.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The setting underscored the collection’s drama without overshadowing the clothes, creating an immersive moment where every detail — from lighting to soundtrack — amplified the power of the garments.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google Apple's iOS 26 is out now, and the Liquid Glass UI overhaul might be overshadowing some interesting updates to Battery Settings.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
The wider narrative was crucial too — Mbappe was overshadowing his then Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Lionel Messi in possibly the latter’s last game at a World Cup.
—Max Mathews, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
The balance lies in using these tools to enhance the story without interrupting or overshadowing authenticity.
—Colin Dougan, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
Celanese — The chemical manufacturer tanked 15% after the company’s CEO said demand remains weak and uncertain, overshadowing a second-quarter earnings beat.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
But keeping the patient at the center of decision-making ensures that advocacy never tips into overshadowing.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
Access and road traffic remain its biggest challenges, overshadowing the impressive design and dining options in its newest terminal.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The setting underscored the collection’s drama without overshadowing the clothes, creating an immersive moment where every detail — from lighting to soundtrack — amplified the power of the garments.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google Apple's iOS 26 is out now, and the Liquid Glass UI overhaul might be overshadowing some interesting updates to Battery Settings.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
The wider narrative was crucial too — Mbappe was overshadowing his then Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Lionel Messi in possibly the latter’s last game at a World Cup.
—Max Mathews, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
The balance lies in using these tools to enhance the story without interrupting or overshadowing authenticity.
—Colin Dougan, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
Celanese — The chemical manufacturer tanked 15% after the company’s CEO said demand remains weak and uncertain, overshadowing a second-quarter earnings beat.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshadowing
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Meanwhile, this past weekend, reports emerged that two American military cargo jets deported people to Africa on flights that appear to have had their transponders turned off, preventing tracking by obscuring their locations from public flight databases and other nearby aircraft.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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Differential privacy introduces controlled noise or randomness to datasets, obscuring individual details while maintaining collective patterns.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 Sep. 2025
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Risks outweighing safe deflection The researchers caution that any attempt to deflect the asteroid could create unintended hazards.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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To be sure, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that a weakening labor market is outweighing concerns about persistent inflation.—
Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Bieber is known for creating soft lines in her makeup, often blurring out her lip liner with her fingers before topping it with a signature gloss, and opting for light, smoky brown eye makeup rather than bold liner.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
25 Sep. 2025
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It was filed as the White House has taken steps to exert influence in unprecedented ways on the department, blurring the line between law and politics at an agency where independence in prosecutorial decision-making is a foundational principle.—
Eric Tucker,
Twin Cities,
25 Sep. 2025
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Other Mommy is described as a supernatural trip into the darkening world of a young girl as her family, and their home, are haunted by a sinister entity that is determined to take up residence inside her.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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The resulting scorching ash cloud reached as high as 16 miles into the atmosphere, darkening the sky and causing homes and businesses as far as 300 miles away to close.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Overshadowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshadowing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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