shadowing 1 of 2

as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another the submarine's relentless shadowing of the destroyer

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shadowing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of shadow

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Noun
  • In the pursuit of creating no trash, the serial entrepreneur ditched take-out coffee, plastic utensils, food packaging, bottled body wash, and even throw-away diapers.
    Sara Braun, Fortune, 21 June 2025
  • Two hours later, the pursuit ended with Boelter crawling to police.
    Nathan Layne, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • That said, the prevailing view of agents remains overly indexed on low-level implementation details, obscuring broader gaps that must be addressed for widespread adoption.
    Egor Pushkin, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Millions of Americans may have the chance to witness a partial solar eclipse on March 29, when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, temporarily obscuring part of the solar disk.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Sensing capabilities and tracking systems should also be designed with the capability to operate in stealth mode.
    Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Sony is suggesting a weekend opening the $28 million range, while tracking shows Boyle’s film coming in at $30 million or more.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Nebraska is all in on pursuing Millard South tight end Isaac Jensen.
    Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • With such an unstable organization, this could dissuade Vrabel from pursuing a head-coaching gig with New York.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The mood is darkening on Main Street, too.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Colorado's economic outlook is darkening as federal policies cast a shadow over the state's financial future, according to two fresh forecasts from legislative economists and the governor's office.
    Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But the brains of the hybrid mice developed fewer of these tangles and plaques, as if the sleep mutations were protecting the animals.
    Marla Broadfoot, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
  • This process must ensure that risk management is aligned with current regulations, established company policies and industry best practices, thereby protecting security, privacy and corporate integrity.
    Susana Sierra, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Scribble tracing can be a great activity for toddlers to explore nature and their creative side.
    Dr. Pooja Sarin Tandon, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
  • The costs go to various responses, including on-the-ground response teams, vaccine doses and vaccination clinics, case reporting, contact tracing, mitigation plans, infection prevention, data systems, and other technical assistance to state health departments.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • These tailings are often stored and managed in order to be reliably and responsibly disposed of.
    Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
  • The tailings are already mined and sitting on the surface.
    Scott McWhorter, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
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“Shadowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadowing. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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