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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
An army veteran enlists in the battle against a massive gas pipeline that cuts through his community in the mountains of Appalachia— joining with neighbors near and far in a showdown against a shadowy corporation and some of the nation’s most powerful politicians.
World Premiere.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Underneath that stage there is a wall of live close-circuit video screens and a secondary performance area where some of the moves of the mainstage are mirrored with subtle shadowy gestures.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
New appointees to oversee the Vatican bank tried to bring more transparency to a shadowy institution suspected of laundering money, and a panel of eight cardinals from six continents advised Francis on how to overhaul the Curia.
—Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
In a shadowy forest of eastern Thailand, a mother tiger moved through the trees with her three cubs running around her paws.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Underneath that stage there is a wall of live close-circuit video screens and a secondary performance area where some of the moves of the mainstage are mirrored with subtle shadowy gestures.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
New appointees to oversee the Vatican bank tried to bring more transparency to a shadowy institution suspected of laundering money, and a panel of eight cardinals from six continents advised Francis on how to overhaul the Curia.
—Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
In a shadowy forest of eastern Thailand, a mother tiger moved through the trees with her three cubs running around her paws.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadowy
Adjective
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Some vague stripes run down its spine, blurring together toward its tail.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
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The instructions were vague and didn’t have many helpful illustrations.—
Kate Puhala,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2025
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Good for a cool, shady location, the blooms are pale blue with purple shading nodding bells, 2.5 to 3 inches in diameter, and grows up to 15 feet tall.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Louis-Dreyfus' Valentina Allegra de Fontaine has been lurking around the MCU for years now, turning from a shady behind-the-scenes operative to the head of the CIA.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
2 May 2025
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Indeed, hung on the walls are vintage Italian posters and the floor is composed of alternating rust, black, and white tiles; walls are painted with a faint green Venetian plaster.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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The piece resembling an Aeolian harp is a tall rectangle, and its strings should make faint sounds as the wind blows through them.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 May 2025
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Better yet, each of their seven studio albums was better than the previous one, culminating with 1992’s Dynamo — seeped in shoegaze guitars — and 1995’s psychedelic magnum opus Sueño Stereo, a dreamlike, hazy swan song for the ages.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
3 May 2025
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The vintage/modern taproom located in Maui’s upcountry serves up a variety of brews, including a hazy IPA, imperial stout, brown ale, blonde, lager and several sours.—
Ben Davidson,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Shadowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadowy. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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