as in dark
a time or place of little or no light
lurking in the shadows
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as in chases
to go after or on the track of
shadowing the suspect to see what he was up to
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as in blurs
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
thickening clouds shadowed the countryside
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Recent Examples of shadows
Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Two Pianos begins in the thick of night, saturated in the sepia shadows of the Vieux Lyon quarter’s historic architecture and cobblestone streets, and moves gradually toward a crisp autumn light.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Bricks look weathered and soot-stained, there’s graffiti on the walls, posters are peeling off them and shadows of moving people are even projected onto the windows of the train in the station.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The concert film captures Mitski alongside a seven-piece band, bobbing in and out of a beaming spotlight and dark shadows.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
The rugged and brooding Cody is pulled out of the shadows of his past by Ali, a free-spirited cowgirl.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Ortega, who has lived in the shadows of the Coliseum since moving from Nayarit, Mexico, in 1992, said Oakland needed more days like these after the departures of three pro sports teams.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Their empires cracked, their shadows receded, and their names faded into cautionary tales.
—John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
But the broadening of their investor base – from institutional investors to high-net-worth individuals to, eventually, 401(k)s – has ushered alternative asset managers out of the shadows.
—Leslie Picker, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
From Hertz's controversial AI vehicle scanners to hotel vape detectors, to airline pricing algorithms possibly jacking up fares, these systems operate in the shadows while your wallet takes a hit.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Two Pianos begins in the thick of night, saturated in the sepia shadows of the Vieux Lyon quarter’s historic architecture and cobblestone streets, and moves gradually toward a crisp autumn light.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Bricks look weathered and soot-stained, there’s graffiti on the walls, posters are peeling off them and shadows of moving people are even projected onto the windows of the train in the station.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The concert film captures Mitski alongside a seven-piece band, bobbing in and out of a beaming spotlight and dark shadows.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
The rugged and brooding Cody is pulled out of the shadows of his past by Ali, a free-spirited cowgirl.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Ortega, who has lived in the shadows of the Coliseum since moving from Nayarit, Mexico, in 1992, said Oakland needed more days like these after the departures of three pro sports teams.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Their empires cracked, their shadows receded, and their names faded into cautionary tales.
—John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
But the broadening of their investor base – from institutional investors to high-net-worth individuals to, eventually, 401(k)s – has ushered alternative asset managers out of the shadows.
—Leslie Picker, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
The movie’s ensemble also includes Alicia Vikander, Jeffrey Wright, and Tom Sturridge, but this is said to be Dano’s show, with Law’s Putin a malevolent presence who shadows his every move.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadows
Noun
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His dark, calculating gaze takes ahold of me with all the intensity of a bolt of lightning striking me down from above.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Enjoy Local Nightlife For a small town, Bryan is surprisingly happening after dark.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Advertisement Cherry, freed from police custody, shows up at the house, and Laura chases her up and down the stairs with a knife.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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For example, much of the industry chases bragging rights on public benchmarks, which rank models on tasks like math or logic puzzles.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On the third floor, The World of RH Bar and Lounge showcases highlights from other RH destinations around the world, including two jets RH One and Two, the RH Three yacht, and 26 restaurants and bars, showing how seamlessly the brand blurs the line between lifestyle and design.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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For him, the hardest questions are the ones in the gray areas, when curiosity blurs into risk.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Slate also shades Nikki with such specific nuances, anxieties, and sadnesses that, even with a performance as powerful as Williams’s at its center, the show develops into a two-hander, something of a love story between the pair.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
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Water sprouts are excess growth that shades interior branches and weakens the overall structure of the tree.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The darkness not of mystery but of fear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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His beam wavered on a patch of blankness, or the corner of an amp, and then began to roam the stage in desperation, scanning here and scanning there—until, from the darkness, the voice of Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden’s singer, was heard.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a letter to Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox, Jackson demanded that the department place Dever on its Brady list, which tracks officers whose credibility has been hit due to alleged misconduct.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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ReHeardle tracks your statistics too.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The delicate curtain slightly obscures a digital color photograph of a drawing by a museum employee reimagining Picasso’s painting.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Relatively high coverage at the national and state levels obscures the fact that in some local areas, vaccine coverage is low due to high numbers of exemptions, putting clusters of children at greater risk of disease.—
Simon Williams,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The case also wraps around all four side of the iPhone, with the same elevated lip that protects the screen.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Making this distinction prevents overengineering and protects morale, budget, and timeline.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Shadows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadows. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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