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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1
as in chasing
to go after or on the track of
shadowing the suspect to see what he was up to
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2
as in obscuring
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
thickening clouds shadowed the countryside
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3
as in shading
to shelter (something) from light and heat
a pathway shadowed by a canopy of arching branches
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Recent Examples of shadowing
Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
Carpentersville welcomes four firefighters from Zacatecas Four firefighters from Zacatecas, Mexico, are shadowing Carpentersville and Woodstock firefighters for two weeks, training alongside crews and sharing programs, according to the village of Carpentersville.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Footage released earlier this week appears to show a United States destroyer shadowing Russian and Chinese naval vessels during their joint patrol in the central Pacific Ocean.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
After two years of learning anatomy and taking classes exams in medical school, Scott spent two years shadowing country doctors in Maine and Vermont, sometimes making house calls to see patients.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Encourage employees to spend one day each quarter shadowing a different department.
—Duncan Wardle, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Shooting by herself with just an iPhone, Loktev spent weeks at a time shadowing the young women and men of TV Rain, the country’s last independent news channel.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Sakeenah Odom-Pollard, meanwhile, wasn’t officially on the team at that point, but at age 3 was also shadowing an older sibling — much more willingly than Zhoe.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
The best way to explore a pivot is through low-risk experiments—side projects, volunteering, freelancing or shadowing.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Broncos, however, happen to have a certain Defensive Player of the Year shadowing Ridley.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
Carpentersville welcomes four firefighters from Zacatecas Four firefighters from Zacatecas, Mexico, are shadowing Carpentersville and Woodstock firefighters for two weeks, training alongside crews and sharing programs, according to the village of Carpentersville.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Footage released earlier this week appears to show a United States destroyer shadowing Russian and Chinese naval vessels during their joint patrol in the central Pacific Ocean.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
After two years of learning anatomy and taking classes exams in medical school, Scott spent two years shadowing country doctors in Maine and Vermont, sometimes making house calls to see patients.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Encourage employees to spend one day each quarter shadowing a different department.
—Duncan Wardle, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Shooting by herself with just an iPhone, Loktev spent weeks at a time shadowing the young women and men of TV Rain, the country’s last independent news channel.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Sakeenah Odom-Pollard, meanwhile, wasn’t officially on the team at that point, but at age 3 was also shadowing an older sibling — much more willingly than Zhoe.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadowing
Noun
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The Regency-era romantic drama follows the lives of esteemed families of the British high society and their romantic pursuits through the lens of mysterious gossip columnist, Lady Whistledown.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Richard Hughes’ reputation is at an all-time high, given the success of his negotiations with Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk last season, allied with his successful pursuits of Wirtz, Isak, Hugo Ekitike, et al.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ecuador are a couple of points behind Brazil and sit in the middle of the chasing pack, but that is not the whole story.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Rather than chasing every trend or asset class, invest where your heritage, relationships, and insight give you natural advantage.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The distance blur can also be dramatic, obscuring your view of what’s to come and essentially hiding its beauty.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Then there’s a period where addiction is obscuring whatever that initial wound is.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These angular aviators will bring out the best in your facial features while shading your eyes from bright rays.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Aug. 2025
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That seems to be shading the truth of the matter.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Programs targeting infant mortality, youth violence, smoking, maternal and child health, mental health, obesity, lead poisoning and infectious disease tracking have been slashed.—
Stan Chu Ilo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The current system builds on that work with coordinated multi-drone tracking.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Stander and other preservationists are pursuing other avenues and got a boost last month.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Here, Fallon supports veterans pursuing entrepreneurship through acquisition at precisely the moment a generation of owners is retiring.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Flowers are typically pale blue to lavender, darkening along the midrib and toward the tip of each petal.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
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Check the butter for signs of spoiling, including darkening, a foul odor, and/or a sour taste.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Not in our communities, but protecting assets & high priority targets downtown so that our @Chicago_Police don’t have to babysit the Bean or Buckingham Fountain for eight hours a day.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Terranea has been committed to protecting wildlife habitats and enhancing local water quality.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Shadowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadowing. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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