as in shady
protected from the sun's rays
walking along the park's shaded pathway
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Recent Examples of shaded
Idra Novey, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
To join the play, find a shaded picnic table to sip a top-tier brew.
—Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
These shaded nurseries are the perfect place for young saguaros to mature.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 23 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
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
Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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
Adjective
Every evening, the lodge assigns guests to different tables along the perimeter of a shaded deck overlooking the jungle.
—Idra Novey, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
To join the play, find a shaded picnic table to sip a top-tier brew.
—Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
These shaded nurseries are the perfect place for young saguaros to mature.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 23 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
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
Verb
Texans linebacker Henry To’oTo’o shaded Nix’s movement to the right, positioning himself to take away an underneath route or a Nix sprint to the edge.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaded
Adjective
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The bill is meant to explicitly prohibit that kind of shady transaction.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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As would giving Law an award for playing a shady restaurateur in Black Rabbit.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Trim the dead parts, shake the soil off, and store them in a cool, dark location where they are protected from the cold.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 2025
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So she’s introduced a new contract to make sure she’s protected from fluctuating prices.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In some communities, the traditional celebrations were shadowed by grief.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
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McCullar shadowed all-star Trae Young, who scored just nine points total, none when guarded by the former KU standout.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
29 Dec. 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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She's also covered the cartel wars along the TX-MX border, Congress in Mexico City, 3 presidential races, and 6 hurricanes.—
Karen Brooks Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Jan. 2026
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At the check-in desk (which is covered in palm-frond prints), you’ll be greeted with a free cold PBR, a tribute to the can-crushing dexterity of the notorious Blondie, who works the legendary lounge downstairs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Another key finding of the study was that nearly all populations reached record levels of homelessness, affecting families with children, individuals, people staying in unsheltered or sheltered locations, and unaccompanied youth.—
Sophia Arndt,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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For swimmers, the sheltered, crystalline bay can feel like a natural pool.—
Carla Vianna,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Shaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaded. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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