as in shady
protected from the sun's rays
sat in a shadowed corner of the garden
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as in chased
to go after or on the track of
shadowing the suspect to see what he was up to
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as in obscured
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
thickening clouds shadowed the countryside
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Recent Examples of shadowed
Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
With Yunchan Lim as soloist, the performance was as sharp and shadowed as though it were etched with a burin on a copper plate.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
One afternoon, Holton shadowed a housing advocate on her visits to a few households, taking publicity photographs as a service to the nonprofit and to the families.
—Qian Julie Wang, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Milwaukee’s modern buildings shimmer in the moonlight, while historic buildings cast soft, shadowed reflections, blending past and present in constant motion.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Being shadowed by the team’s best cover corner – this week, L’Jarius Sneed – but without having to worry about double teams with Nacua on the field.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
She was shadowed by an American flag held high by a person who had brought it to the cell phone lot at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The allied vessels were observed being shadowed by Russian military forces.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
While Shaw was still a SEAL, Pratt shadowed him in preparation for his role as SEAL Team Six member Justin Lenihan in 2012's Zero Dark Thirty, about the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
Fangio has enlisted Mitchell as a traveling cornerback to reinforce the team’s regression at the second cornerback spot, and Mitchell often shadowed Egbuka on Sunday.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
With Yunchan Lim as soloist, the performance was as sharp and shadowed as though it were etched with a burin on a copper plate.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
One afternoon, Holton shadowed a housing advocate on her visits to a few households, taking publicity photographs as a service to the nonprofit and to the families.
—Qian Julie Wang, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Milwaukee’s modern buildings shimmer in the moonlight, while historic buildings cast soft, shadowed reflections, blending past and present in constant motion.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Being shadowed by the team’s best cover corner – this week, L’Jarius Sneed – but without having to worry about double teams with Nacua on the field.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
She was shadowed by an American flag held high by a person who had brought it to the cell phone lot at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The allied vessels were observed being shadowed by Russian military forces.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
While Shaw was still a SEAL, Pratt shadowed him in preparation for his role as SEAL Team Six member Justin Lenihan in 2012's Zero Dark Thirty, about the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadowed
Adjective
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But when a mysterious and powerful agent disrupts the negotiations, Brahim discovers the shady side of the business.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Remove a few overhead tree branches if your planting site is too shady.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Will Brennan hit a ball deep to right field and Pérez chased it down, but couldn’t get to it.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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As Leo chased Genesis around the kitchen, Rosalba and her mother prepared lunch—a delicious meal of chicken cooked in a broth of cinnamon, clove, laurel, and sour orange.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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The other names on the list were obscured, leading to widespread fan speculation about his future opponents.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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Those numbers didn't make headlines and, some experts fear, were obscured by the death toll.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Turn left to head downhill toward the Agua Dulce Trail, a wide and mostly shaded path.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Rent a kayak or canoe and paddle down the Connecticut River shaded by a generous canopy of seasonal vegetation.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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In 2024, the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 821 attempts to censor library materials and services.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Some of the most ear-tickling passages just consist of a bass, a drum loop (or maybe real drums, hard to say) and then Swift’s very naked solo voice suddenly triple- or quadruple-tracked into a playful choir, without any big army of synths to bolster it.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For a president whose foreign policy has often blurred into personal business, the coincidence is too rich to ignore.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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When Swift’s website finally unveiled the project (with its cover art blurred at the time), the color scheme proved to be a blend of glittery orange and mint green.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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This ripper supports nearly every DVD format, including protected discs with CSS, region codes, and Sony ARccOS.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Oct. 2025
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That means the night skies in and around Capitol Reef are especially protected from star-obscuring light, so this playground of cliffs, arches, and canyons has some of the best stargazing in the country.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Shadowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadowed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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