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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
the shadowy area between tough interrogation and torture
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as in shady
protected from the sun's rays
a shadowy lane that is a mosaic of colors during the autumn foliage season
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Recent Examples of shadowy
The Oldest House is the FBC’s headquarters, and serves as the central location of 2019’s Control — although the shadowy org also plays a smaller tangential role in the Alan Wake series.
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Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
Things look bleak — until a shadowy character with a white beard comes to break him out of the jailhouse, killing whoever gets in the way.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
But despite its shadowy provenance and evil-sounding name, Xanthorox isn’t so mysterious.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 7 May 2025
Tingo is obsessed with catching this shadowy creature and proving everyone wrong.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
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Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
Things look bleak — until a shadowy character with a white beard comes to break him out of the jailhouse, killing whoever gets in the way.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
But despite its shadowy provenance and evil-sounding name, Xanthorox isn’t so mysterious.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 7 May 2025
Tingo is obsessed with catching this shadowy creature and proving everyone wrong.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadowy
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Over time, however, the label lost credibility—undermined by vague accounting, low-quality offsets, and limited transparency.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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As a result, the surface of the land and sea is an open book that anyone with an internet connection can read to the point where the embarrassing launch failure of a North Korean frigate is instantly world news instead of a vague rumor.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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Patti LuPone had a shady reaction to questions about Audra McDonald in a new interview.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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John Frankenheimer’s gritty heist flick is packed with shifting loyalties, shady motives and not one, but two, figure-skating set pieces.—
Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo,
Footwear News,
26 May 2025
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Fortunately, telescopic technology has come a long way in the past 95 years, with deep surveys that can capture the passage of a faint object.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
30 May 2025
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In Court Musk Announces His Exit From Trump Administration—What To Know The faint signal from navigation satellites is easy to jam.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Though famous for its hazy IPAs, Outer Range has stepped up its game in lagers, pilsners, stouts, saisons and Belgians.—
Shauna Farnell,
Denver Post,
27 May 2025
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The potential July trade market for relievers is hazy.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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“Shadowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadowy. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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