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
Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
But the accusations against Corpus are just the latest chapter in a sheriff’s office long shadowed by scandals.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
The United States continues to monitor China's research activity in the Arctic, as the Coast Guard shadowed two Chinese ships near Alaska earlier this week.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The Watson household, once shadowed by loss, now pulses with both memory and possibility.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Frost’s pastoral landscapes are haunted by loss and shadowed by anxiety, doubt and dread.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Its mission of teaching tolerance has long been shadowed by its mission to sustain normalization of the apartheid state of Israel and to suppress pro-Palestinian activism.
—Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
In the Underground City, however, silence reigns—shadowed and hauntingly serene.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) said Monday that lawmakers who leave the floor would have to agree to be shadowed by a Department of Public Safety officer until Wednesday morning.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
For Rocky, who has largely put the 2021 incident behind him, the judge’s remarks signal yet another step toward clearing his name in a legal saga that has shadowed him for nearly three years.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
But the accusations against Corpus are just the latest chapter in a sheriff’s office long shadowed by scandals.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
The United States continues to monitor China's research activity in the Arctic, as the Coast Guard shadowed two Chinese ships near Alaska earlier this week.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The Watson household, once shadowed by loss, now pulses with both memory and possibility.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Frost’s pastoral landscapes are haunted by loss and shadowed by anxiety, doubt and dread.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Its mission of teaching tolerance has long been shadowed by its mission to sustain normalization of the apartheid state of Israel and to suppress pro-Palestinian activism.
—Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
In the Underground City, however, silence reigns—shadowed and hauntingly serene.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) said Monday that lawmakers who leave the floor would have to agree to be shadowed by a Department of Public Safety officer until Wednesday morning.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadowed
Adjective
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Another reason is that most EVs don’t use wires in their steering column so they can’t be hotwired and some have cameras and motion detection that deter shady people that get too close to the vehicle.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Leaving it longer, especially in shady areas, helps the grass develop a stronger root system.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Falcons linebacker Kaden Elliss chased him and dragged him down from behind, landing on McCarthy’s ankle.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Free Cash Flow Fuels Dividends and Buybacks Veteran investors might remember past gold bull markets where companies, flush with cash, chased growth at any cost.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Justin shares Jack with wife Hailey Baldwin Bieber, and while the couple often shares photos of their son, his face is often obscured.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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And while the game gives some basic tutorials for new abilities, a few mechanics seem intentionally obscured.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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Breakfast, lunch, and evening tapas are served at the Farmhouse restaurant, where tables spill onto a new garden shaded by olive trees and furnished with wrought-iron chairs topped with striped and botanical-print cushions.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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Most of the route was shaded by a tree canopy and the creek crossings helped make the temperature feel cooler.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 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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Cole – playing his first game in a ballpark with three levels, mind you – tracked the ball to the wall, leaped, and robbed Olson of his 24th home run of the year.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Cubs had tracked Soroka’s velocity dip in Washington, and calculated that a few minor mechanical adjustments plus elite team defense could equal a higher level of performance.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Since opening in 1991, the café has blurred the lines between restaurant, nightclub, and theater.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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For two days, climbers and onlookers gathered around a 45-foot wall—an ephemeral monument suspended above water—where the edges between sport, spectacle, and cultural communion blurred.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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That’s because the First Amendment plays a unique role when the government is the employer, Collis explains — and the Supreme Court has ruled that if an employee is acting in a private capacity but speaking on a matter of public concern, they’re protected.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Shadowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadowed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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