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as in hue
a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished a lovely shade of blue

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verb

as in to protect
to shelter (something) from light and heat the trees shaded us quite nicely from the noonday sun

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Recent Examples of shade
Noun
Each bag looked different in ways that, Jones told me, can reflect its donor’s health—some had more or fewer red cells, while the plasma ranged in shade from lemonade to Coca-Cola. Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 An area that gets two hours or less of sun a day is in shade. Space. Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Verb
Outdoor space: From the primary suite, a door opens to the back patio, paved with red brick and shaded by several mature trees. Angela Serratore, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025 The old walnut tree that used to shade his front yard has been transformed into an elegant dining room table. Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for shade 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shade
Noun
  • Punxsutawney Phil woke up on Sunday and saw his shadow, meaning we are destined for six more weeks of winter, according to legend.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Phil saw his shadow, predicting winter weather will stick around for six more weeks, like piles of old snow.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The black hue is soft matte but still juicy-looking, coating lashes from root to tip like a dream.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Color night vision was also sharp, but the hues were slightly washed out.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Alessandra Ambrosio brought a splash of sparkle to the Marc Cain fall 2025 collection show on Friday in Berlin.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Common themes among their designs include splashes of bold color in otherwise neutral kitchens and living areas, dark and moody dens and library spaces, and generous entertaining spaces for putting that famed Southern hospitality into practice.
    Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a kind of Gothic quality to the apparitions, calling to mind Edward Gorey figures, but all smeared and melted and smudged.
    Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
  • There have been no sightings, no fleeting apparitions.
    David Ornstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Fiber can also improve digestive health and protect against chronic disease.
    Cristina Mutchler, Health, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Probiotics can be a simple way to protect digestive health before and during travel to high-risk destinations.
    Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • These efforts were felt most strikingly on the beach at dinner, when dusk made the blinking lights on the opposite shoreline more apparent.
    Mary Holland, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Saturn, nearby, will become visible to the naked eye as dusk fades to darkness and remain observable for around three-and-a-half hours past sunset, at which point the pair will sink below the horizon and out of view.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In the dull, dank dark So where were the most diverse bacterial and archaeal populations?
    Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Read Next National 19-year-old boogie boarder vanishes in dark off Oregon.
    Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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  • Of the 67 filmmakers invited to screen their documentaries at the fest, 34 self-identify as women or nonbinary, and 31 self-identify as people of color.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The series overlapped slightly with Norman Lear's All in the Family and just preceded The Jeffersons, both of which launched a new era in American television of sitcoms that featured families of color and tackled contemporary social and cultural issues.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2025

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