shading

present participle of shade
as in protecting
to shelter (something) from light and heat the trees shaded us quite nicely from the noonday sun

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Recent Examples of shading That seems to be shading the truth of the matter. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 According to a screenshot obtained by Page Six, Cattrall liked a fan comment shading the show on her Instagram post celebrating another year around the sun. Liza Esquibias, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025 The design by Studio-MLA and OMA calls for twenty-six-foot-tall metal structures that resemble California pop- pies, shading a split-level amphitheater and outdoor restaurant. Sam Bloch august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025 Wearing cargo shorts, flip-flops and a baseball cap shading his eyes from the sun, Dalton Henry Stout blends in easily in rural America. Aram Roston, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shading
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Verb
  • As drone warfare evolves, the service aims to field layered defenses capable of protecting maneuver units against everything from quadcopters to cruise missiles.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Patronis said the Democratic strategy is more about controlling the agenda than protecting benefits.
    Leonardo Feldman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Riley Moss does his job opposite Pat Surtain, shadowing Arian Smith on third-down incompletion.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Italian, Swedish and Finnish fighter jets were all involved in shadowing or intercepting the MiG-31s, the spokesperson said.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • Protest-goers told the Idaho Statesman about a variety of motivations for showing up, mostly covering civil liberties — rights for immigrants, women and transgender people — and Trump’s authoritarian actions.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Remigration in action CNN reporter Barbie Latza Nadeau has spent years covering immigration and tracing the rise of the far right in Italian politics.
    Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Shading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shading. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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