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an overspreading element that produces an atmosphere of gloom the husband's adulterous affair had cast over their marriage a shadow from which there was no escape

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shadow

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verb

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Recent Examples of shadow
Noun
The first decan of Sagittarius — that is, the expression of the sun sign for those born within the first 10 days of Sagittarius season — is characterized by an inclination toward playing in the shadows. Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025 One of these, Tycho crater, will make for an excellent telescope target at this time, as a lip of the 53-mile-wide (85 km) distinctive central impact peak casts strong shadows over the interior of the depression. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 May 2025
Verb
The incident comes less than three months after American and Canadian fighter jets were scrambled to shadow multiple Russian warplanes that were spotted in the Arctic. Stephen Smith, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025 The Emergence Of Shadow AI In this fast-moving environment, organizations face an unintended consequence: shadow AI. Art Gilliland, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shadow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadow
Noun
  • The tint blends in nicely with my skin (a deeper shade is available, too) and adds a healthy, nongreasy glow.
    Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
  • Super Lustrous Glass Shine Balm Lipstick in the shade ‘Rum Raisin’ available on Amazon and Target.
    Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.
    Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.
    Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 31 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • After late July 1845, when a pair of whaling ships encountered HMS Erebus and HMS Terror in Baffin Bay, off the coast of Greenland, no European ever reported seeing any of the men alive again, despite the fact that as many as 36 expeditions searched for traces of them between 1847 and 1859.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
  • Parachute Percale Sheet Set $269 $188 Parachute For subtle traces of butter yellow, try this percale set from Parachute that comes with one pillowcase, a flat sheet, and a top sheet beneath your choice of duvet.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • The Truist Championship, though, provided a glimmer of analytical hope.
    Justin Ray, New York Times, 14 May 2025
  • In the years since, Henricks and his team have taken those glimmers of potential and transformed them into a thriving organization.
    Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • As the music plays, apparitions of shamans and African tribal dancers begin to mingle with the crowd.
    EW.com, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • But Evan Mobley fills those margins with his apparitions of length.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Juneteenth show in Texas was the culmination of an unlikely rise, literally to the clouds, for a Black woman whose courage still astounds a century later.
    Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
  • Pull out your credit card to shop our favorite finds like the stylish outdoor lounge chair to relax poolside as the sun peeks from behind the clouds.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • In the woods near their home, Viggo runs while Oscar chases him.
    Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 16 May 2025
  • The result is a property that doesn’t chase trends but sets them.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • Again the water spray obscured what happened there just before the twister lost its power.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025
  • Derrick White and Jrue Holiday were almost good enough to obscure the absence of Brown and Tatum in the game’s final 20 minutes.
    Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025

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“Shadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadow. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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