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as in shade
partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays
the valley was in shadow
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as in black
shadows plural
a time or place of little or no light
lurking in the shadows
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as in trace
a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
a run-down mansion that is only a shadow of its former glory
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as in glimmer
a very small amount
not even a shadow of a doubt about the defendant's guilt
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as in ghost
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
rumors of a shadow haunting the castle
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as in to chase
to go after or on the track of
shadowing the suspect to see what he was up to
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as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
thickening clouds shadowed the countryside
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Recent Examples of shadow
Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
And maybe to gently remind us that moviegoing is as endangered by shifting sensibilities as are people who live in the shadow of a volcano, one whose AD 79 eruption is a civilizational marker nobody there can truly escape.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Emma Specter, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
The corridor before him seems never-ending, extending miles, shadows short and dark, shadows light and long.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Rare Superstition Mountain cougar shadow returns Happening only twice a year, the cougar shadow on Superstition Mountains will appear this month.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
And maybe to gently remind us that moviegoing is as endangered by shifting sensibilities as are people who live in the shadow of a volcano, one whose AD 79 eruption is a civilizational marker nobody there can truly escape.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
This week, Vogue spoke to Madden about moving from memoir to fiction, shadowing projectionists and gas station attendants to get a feel for her characters’ worlds, creating a mood board for her writing projects, and complicating our cultural understanding of abuse.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
The corridor before him seems never-ending, extending miles, shadows short and dark, shadows light and long.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadow
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Interiors skew minimal and elemental (raw wood, concrete, metal) and spotlight a muted palette of sand and dusty olive green; shades that pull from the sunbaked landscape dotted with palms and agaves.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Wine and Dine shade (a berry blush) is my favorite on my medium to tan skin tone.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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Most recently, black-ish star Yara Shahidi played Tinker Bell in the 2023 live-action film Peter Pan & Wendy.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
13 Mar. 2026
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Another cohost, Demi Moore, looked sleek in black-and-brown Gucci print.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
12 Mar. 2026
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Accumulations for areas west of I-79 are likely to range from a trace to 1 inch, then 1-2 inches near and east of the Pittsburgh metro toward Route 119.—
Trey Fulbright,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The satellite also hosts the European Union’s Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission, which aims to monitor key air quality trace gases and aerosols over Europe in support of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) at high spatial resolution and with a fast revisit time.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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Yet by the end of Saturday night, there were slight glimmers of optimism for a team that hasn’t had much to cheer for this season.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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There is also a glimmer of hope on the horizon that an infusion of payroll flexibility could come under a new owner — who could be in place sometime in the season’s first month — and that the Padres could add a starting pitcher via trade.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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There are ghosts lingering in the story.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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Even Kathy Hilton is like a ghost of her former self, with Jen Tilly taking the crown of doddering kook away from her.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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Israel has also struck oil facilities, causing toxic, black rain to fall and thick clouds of black smoke to billow around Tehran, affecting civilians.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Under a few clouds, temperatures quickly drop back below freezing outside of the Beltway this evening.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Michael Thorbjornsen is chasing Åberg’s closest pursuer is also playing something of a home game.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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That was enough to chase Hyun-jin Ryu, the 38-year-old and former 10-year MLB veteran.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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Interference from Starlink and other satellites has already become frustratingly routine for astronomers, hampering science as celestial objects are obscured, and the problem is only going to get worse.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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Often, the design’s playfulness obscures the protagonist’s malaise.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Shadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadow. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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