as in shady
protected from the sun's rays
walking along the park's shaded pathway
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Recent Examples of shaded
John Leos, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Each of its 18, double-story villas has a private pool, a shaded courtyard, and a veranda that looks out across the waterways into the dense teak forest.
—Marion Miller, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
In addition to yards of open grassy areas for Pickles and Franklin to roam freely, there is a pool, sauna, pickleball court, outdoor kitchen, and lots of shaded or umbrella-covered seating.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
On the shaded side of Rio Vista’s Main Street, where the road climbs away from the Sacramento River, sits Foster’s Bighorn, the bar and restaurant that has occupied this spot for 90 years.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
If someone succumbs to the heat, promptly relocate them to a cool, shaded location.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Tillinghast’s sprawling fairway bunkers on the right and left dominate the center of the canvas, while the large putting surface at the top balances with shaded tee boxes, geometric shapes, and the iconic Bethpage Black sign at the bottom.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
That includes fire-resistant construction, geothermal systems, advanced energy storage, shaded walkways, and recycled water to support the gardens while reducing environmental impact.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
The shaded area indicates a recession.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
So that definitely, at least for a time, shaded a little bit of the production.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Pasted to the walls were maps of Europe and Africa, each of the countries shaded a different color.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The area is about 28 miles northwest of Santa Monica on Pacific Coast Highway and is available to use for day visits and overnight camping (which also happens to be shaded by giant sycamore trees).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
The project features an all-electric design with rooftop solar panels, energy-efficient appliances, and green infrastructure such as drought-tolerant landscaping, community gardens, shaded outdoor areas and advanced cooling systems aimed at reducing urban heat impacts and improving air quality.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Green tea differs from matcha in that the tea bushes are typically grown in full sun and aren’t shaded before harvest.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Oct. 2025
Starr’s first two studio albums were Sentimental Journey, a 1970 collection drawn from the Great American Songbook, and Beaucoups of Blues, a 1970 country- and folk-shaded album recorded in Nashville.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2025
Rent a kayak or canoe and paddle down the Connecticut River shaded by a generous canopy of seasonal vegetation.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
These shaded nurseries are the perfect place for young saguaros to mature.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Each of its 18, double-story villas has a private pool, a shaded courtyard, and a veranda that looks out across the waterways into the dense teak forest.
—Marion Miller, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
In addition to yards of open grassy areas for Pickles and Franklin to roam freely, there is a pool, sauna, pickleball court, outdoor kitchen, and lots of shaded or umbrella-covered seating.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
On the shaded side of Rio Vista’s Main Street, where the road climbs away from the Sacramento River, sits Foster’s Bighorn, the bar and restaurant that has occupied this spot for 90 years.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
If someone succumbs to the heat, promptly relocate them to a cool, shaded location.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Tillinghast’s sprawling fairway bunkers on the right and left dominate the center of the canvas, while the large putting surface at the top balances with shaded tee boxes, geometric shapes, and the iconic Bethpage Black sign at the bottom.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
That includes fire-resistant construction, geothermal systems, advanced energy storage, shaded walkways, and recycled water to support the gardens while reducing environmental impact.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
The shaded area indicates a recession.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Areas shaded by other trees or your house aren’t ideal.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
So that definitely, at least for a time, shaded a little bit of the production.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Pasted to the walls were maps of Europe and Africa, each of the countries shaded a different color.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The area is about 28 miles northwest of Santa Monica on Pacific Coast Highway and is available to use for day visits and overnight camping (which also happens to be shaded by giant sycamore trees).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
The project features an all-electric design with rooftop solar panels, energy-efficient appliances, and green infrastructure such as drought-tolerant landscaping, community gardens, shaded outdoor areas and advanced cooling systems aimed at reducing urban heat impacts and improving air quality.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Green tea differs from matcha in that the tea bushes are typically grown in full sun and aren’t shaded before harvest.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Oct. 2025
Starr’s first two studio albums were Sentimental Journey, a 1970 collection drawn from the Great American Songbook, and Beaucoups of Blues, a 1970 country- and folk-shaded album recorded in Nashville.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2025
Rent a kayak or canoe and paddle down the Connecticut River shaded by a generous canopy of seasonal vegetation.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaded
Adjective
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An ambitious provocation, the book calls for a single-party system of government that ostensibly gives power back to the people (even if it’s been published by a shady corporation with its own interests in mind).—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Kue Lawrence delivers a chilling performance for the ages as Samuel Miller, a seventh-grade student recruited by a shady mentor (Michael Sean Tighe) to compete in the bloody contests.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Wedged between rolling frontcountry foothills and the towering peaks of the Canadian Rockies, Kananaskis is a patchwork of parks and protected areas spanning more than 1,500 square miles of mountain wilderness west of Calgary.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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The shelter provided by walls, fencing, and other trees and shrubs serves as a windbreak and keeps new plantings more protected.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The federal shutdown shadowed the final month of early voting, with both campaigns blaming the other party for the stalemate.—
Margaret Barthel,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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According to the report, the South Korean research vessel entered the PMZ on September 24 and was later shadowed by a Chinese coast guard patrol ship with hull number 6307.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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By becoming the light in a darkened world, everyone becomes a firefly that helps to illuminate the way back home to each other.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nature and Faith He captures Lithuania (where Drizyte grew up and where her parents still live) in the freezing winter, too, with images shot on the Curonian Spit when it’s covered in snow.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Such remediation costs may be covered by the tenant’s renter’s insurance policy, or perhaps by your own policy.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The level of destruction was unimaginable — especially in sheltered inland areas, a 2020 Royal Meteorological Society report noted.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Residents in the Bahamas should remain sheltered.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Shaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaded. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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