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as in obscures
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 outweighs
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 overshadows
Poulin’s exit overshadows Canada win After Poulin exited, her team responded with a rush of goals.
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John Wawrow, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2026
Poulin’s exit overshadows Canada win After Poulin exited, her team responded with a rush of goals.
—Dallas Morning News, 9 Feb. 2026
Serpell argues that Morrison’s controversial persona too often overshadows, in collective memory, her thrilling genius on the page.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
And since the movie is premiering at Sundance, it’s probably destined to be praised in a way that overshadows its quality of hermetic gloom.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Our $622 price estimate for ISRG stock is due for an update to account for these results, likely retaining significant upside as the quality of execution overshadows the slowdown narrative.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Chester’s larger-than-life personality overshadows the rest of the writers with his wild ideas for Euphoria Season 3 storylines.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
During their stint, the pair relive the highs and lows of high school — which sometimes overshadows the task at hand.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
But a sense of unease overshadows it.
—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
John Wawrow, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2026
Poulin’s exit overshadows Canada win After Poulin exited, her team responded with a rush of goals.
—Dallas Morning News, 9 Feb. 2026
Serpell argues that Morrison’s controversial persona too often overshadows, in collective memory, her thrilling genius on the page.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
And since the movie is premiering at Sundance, it’s probably destined to be praised in a way that overshadows its quality of hermetic gloom.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Our $622 price estimate for ISRG stock is due for an update to account for these results, likely retaining significant upside as the quality of execution overshadows the slowdown narrative.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Chester’s larger-than-life personality overshadows the rest of the writers with his wild ideas for Euphoria Season 3 storylines.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
During their stint, the pair relive the highs and lows of high school — which sometimes overshadows the task at hand.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
But a sense of unease overshadows it.
—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshadows
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And a total solar eclipse—when the moon passes in front of the sun and fully obscures the star from our view—will grace the Northern Hemisphere on August 12.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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But despite the new program’s promising rhetoric, the scientific framing of the announcement obscures a deeper policy problem.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Alysa Liu‘s love for skating outweighs everything.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
23 Feb. 2026
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But for most real-world business processes, Shoham says, the work required to make agents reliable often outweighs the benefit.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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The illuminating skin tint instantly blurs and brightens my complexion and leaves behind a soft-focus glow—almost as if my skin were an IRL filter.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
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Apple also pointed to a feature the company offers called Communication Safety that warns children and blurs the image when nudity is detected while receiving or attempting to send content and displays a warning.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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As Europe's political climate darkens against refugees, asylum seekers and economic migrants, with governments including that of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni focusing resources on limiting new arrivals, Milan is taking a stand for a different approach.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
23 Feb. 2026
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In recent years, neighborhoods ranging from Hancock Park and Lincoln Heights to Mar Vista and Pico Union have been plagued by copper wire theft that darkens the streets.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Overshadows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshadows. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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