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
Months of festival jockeying, ever-changing prognosticator predictions, and front-running contenders shading art forms like opera and ballet along the awards trail led to Hollywood's biggest night, as the 2026 Oscars winners were announced at Sunday's live ceremony.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
There will be keggers, hook-ups, late nights and early mornings, all without shading Greg as a sad old man trying to turn back time.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
During this phase of the moon cycle, the moon is positioned between Earth and the sun, shading it from view.
—Hali Smith
march 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
As the conflicted Wahida, Abbas takes the film’s stoic center, shading the character in such a way that her dilemma becomes the audience’s main focus.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
There will be keggers, hook-ups, late nights and early mornings, all without shading Greg as a sad old man trying to turn back time.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
During this phase of the moon cycle, the moon is positioned between Earth and the sun, shading it from view.
—Hali Smith
march 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
As the conflicted Wahida, Abbas takes the film’s stoic center, shading the character in such a way that her dilemma becomes the audience’s main focus.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shading
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Effective vole control includes keeping grass mowed, minimizing mulch, using traps, and protecting young trees with hardware cloth tubes.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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Watermelon has a host of health benefits including protecting one's joints from inflammation, improving digestive conditions and being more rich in lycopene than any other fruit.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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The job-shadowing program for youths aged 14 to 20 allows participants to gain hands-on experience with officers who advise the program.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Orange County Transportation Authority has said half of the public agency’s bus routes travel through the city, shadowing 75% of ATN’s routes, with the remaining of the soon-to-be-extinct routes within walking distance of existing OC Bus stops.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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One of the people listening was an imposing but soft-spoken guy dressed in black, with a baseball cap nearly covering his eyes.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Shohei Ohtani bounced the first pitch to first baseman Troy Johnston, who fielded it and flipped the ball over the head of pitcher Ryan Feltner, covering first base.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Shading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shading. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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