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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2
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
The Dodgers’ recent bullpen problems persisted in a 6-4 loss Sunday, overshadowing a bounce-back effort from Emmet Sheehan.
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Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
At that value, SpaceX would be the largest IPO in history, far overshadowing the largest IPO to date – Alibaba’s $22 billion offering in 2014 on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Medora Lee,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
The morning could highlight your habits, work life or health habits, especially where burnout is overshadowing your productivity.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
His hardline immigration policies, which have left some international fans feeling unwelcome in the US, are overshadowing the countdown to kickoff.
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Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
Olive, black, and burgundy can all work well, provided that no one color is overshadowing another—and that the overall effect is cohesive lengthening instead of disjointed.
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Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
5 June 2026
That put to rest any possible scenario where a president who has built his personal and political persona on seizing the spotlight might cede the stage to avoid overshadowing a national celebration bigger than himself.
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
The match turned into something of a circus, overshadowing Naomi Osaka’s breakthrough triumph at a major.
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Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Coulter became a lightning rod for the evening, ultimately overshadowing Lowe at his own roast.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
At that value, SpaceX would be the largest IPO in history, far overshadowing the largest IPO to date – Alibaba’s $22 billion offering in 2014 on the New York Stock Exchange.
—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
The morning could highlight your habits, work life or health habits, especially where burnout is overshadowing your productivity.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
His hardline immigration policies, which have left some international fans feeling unwelcome in the US, are overshadowing the countdown to kickoff.
—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
Olive, black, and burgundy can all work well, provided that no one color is overshadowing another—and that the overall effect is cohesive lengthening instead of disjointed.
—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
5 June 2026
That put to rest any possible scenario where a president who has built his personal and political persona on seizing the spotlight might cede the stage to avoid overshadowing a national celebration bigger than himself.
—
ABC News,
3 June 2026
The match turned into something of a circus, overshadowing Naomi Osaka’s breakthrough triumph at a major.
—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Coulter became a lightning rod for the evening, ultimately overshadowing Lowe at his own roast.
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshadowing
Verb
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The irony is a bit hard to ignore — the very environment being modified to protect or maintain beaches was simultaneously obscuring the ecological processes happening just offshore.
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And what’s a novelist but a fence, furnishing imaginary scenes with choice pieces of reality while obscuring their provenance?
Verb
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Supply is still outweighing the demand for condos in the county.
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But that point has not been reached and although markets are being led by a small number of stocks, the positive news flow for those companies is outweighing uncertainty for other sectors like consumer stocks.
Verb
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Beyond color and exposure adjustments, the AI Assistant will sometimes enable an artificial bokeh effect too, blurring the background as in portrait mode.
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To soften the look of this nostalgic floral, try blurring its edges to create an airbrushed effect.
Verb
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Today, the skies seem to be darkening once again.
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One brush fire from the summer storm then split into two, and the raging flames sent plumes of black smoke upward, darkening the skies for miles and fouling the air.
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“Overshadowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshadowing. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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