as in dark
a time or place of little or no light
lurking in the shadows
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1
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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2
as in blurs
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
thickening clouds shadowed the countryside
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Recent Examples of shadows
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Aerial video of the blaze showed smoke billowing from numerous beachside buildings, with large gray plumes of smoke casting dark shadows on the beach's turquoise waters.
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Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Kailee said amid Friday afternoon’s long shadows.
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Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
The contrast between bright snowfields and deep shadows has always pushed displays to their limits, but on the G6, viewers can finally see the deep, rich blacks that the filmmakers originally intended.
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Nam Sunwoo,
Variety,
19 June 2026
The team even ran the rover through the deep, confusing shadows of dusk and dawn.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
The dark streetlights on one side of the road that made the shadows look like a modern noir film?
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Asha Dore,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Props, too, to director of photography Tyson Perkins for cloaking it with moody shadows that fosters its creepy feel.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
The collection includes a mix of matte, satin, solid, and marbled shadows, so there are endless ways to customize your look.
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Brittany Anas,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
My driver slowed on purpose, timing the arrival for that late-afternoon light when the stucco warms and shadows sharpen.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
The corridor before him seems never-ending, extending miles, shadows short and dark, shadows light and long.
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Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Through it all, Kate and William balanced expanding royal duties with school runs and family life, even as illness still shadows the monarchy.
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Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
19 Dec. 2025
However, Quinyon Mitchell has taken a step up this season and shadows the NFL’s best receiver.
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Zach Berman,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
If Gonzalez shadows Panthers rookie wideout Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina’s leading receiver, their battle could swing critical moments and perhaps the game.
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Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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.
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
As a result, MSV now lives on in the shadows.
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Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Aerial video of the blaze showed smoke billowing from numerous beachside buildings, with large gray plumes of smoke casting dark shadows on the beach's turquoise waters.
—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Kailee said amid Friday afternoon’s long shadows.
—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
The contrast between bright snowfields and deep shadows has always pushed displays to their limits, but on the G6, viewers can finally see the deep, rich blacks that the filmmakers originally intended.
—
Nam Sunwoo,
Variety,
19 June 2026
The team even ran the rover through the deep, confusing shadows of dusk and dawn.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
The dark streetlights on one side of the road that made the shadows look like a modern noir film?
—
Asha Dore,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Props, too, to director of photography Tyson Perkins for cloaking it with moody shadows that fosters its creepy feel.
—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
The collection includes a mix of matte, satin, solid, and marbled shadows, so there are endless ways to customize your look.
—
Brittany Anas,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Verb
While darker colors remained visible, they could be mistaken for dirt, debris, or shadows underwater.
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Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
My driver slowed on purpose, timing the arrival for that late-afternoon light when the stucco warms and shadows sharpen.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
The corridor before him seems never-ending, extending miles, shadows short and dark, shadows light and long.
—
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Through it all, Kate and William balanced expanding royal duties with school runs and family life, even as illness still shadows the monarchy.
—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
19 Dec. 2025
However, Quinyon Mitchell has taken a step up this season and shadows the NFL’s best receiver.
—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
If Gonzalez shadows Panthers rookie wideout Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina’s leading receiver, their battle could swing critical moments and perhaps the game.
—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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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Stilla handles the all-day and the after-dark with a tight list of spritzes and Bellinis plus a crisp food menu featuring lobster and classic sandwiches, solid burgers, and a genuinely good vegan club.
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Be sure to check out the Vewolight Solar Rain Gauge, which adds a warm glow after dark and helps track rainfall.
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Combined, the handful of upside surprises is making for a stronger-than-expected domestic box office and a promising foundation for the second half of the year as the industry chases pre-pandemic levels.
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Kylian Mbappé of France chases the ball during their match against Iraq.
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Critics say the reading list lacks diversity, blurs the separation of church and state that is enshrined in the Constitution and leaves teachers and students with little room to decide what to read.
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As the line blurs, sometimes exes remain in your life, and friends might become lovers.
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This can lead to an overgrowth of grass that eventually shades out the white clover, shifting the competitive edge from the clover to the turf grass.
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Pruning And Thinning Peach Trees Peaches develop large, dense foliage that shades the interior branches.
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This allows the robot to operate autonomously in complete darkness, harsh sunlight, and rapidly changing lighting conditions while maintaining accurate mapping, obstacle detection, and path planning for uninterrupted inspections and patrols.
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The most beautiful of all the zodiacal constellations is now visible, low toward the south-southeast as darkness falls.
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Most are left by parents or caregivers by accident, according to the organization Kids and Car Safety, which tracks such deaths.
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The LineShine machine, housed at the National Supercomputing Center in China’s tech hub of Shenzhen, replaced the American titleholder El Capitan in the latest biannual TOP500 ranking, which tracks the world’s most powerful supercomputers.
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The study argues that such indirect language obscures a subject’s right to refuse a search and could violate their Fourth Amendment rights.
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The focus on the regime changes inflicted on the Arab world and the Middle East at large obscures the routine violence inflicted on its people.
Verb
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That disincentivizes physical attacks (such as cold-boot attacks) and better protects user data.
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Curbing an infectious disease abroad protects health at home, reducing the risk of cross-border transmission and lowering the chance of new, costlier public health threats.
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