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Recent Examples of shadowy My ability to be here in this body, in this world, in this life, and in relation to everything has increased, and there’s more allowance for those shadowy worlds. Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2025 Their investigation plunges them into the shadowy corners of New York and beyond—where the trio uncovers a dangerous web of secrets connecting powerful billionaires, old-school mobsters, and the mysterious residents of the Arconia. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025 The next chapter will involve other Institutes and the shadowy forces behind them. EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Paying college athletes for their athletic performance has been a shadowy pillar of University athletics for decades, until now. Nick Lomaglio, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shadowy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadowy
Adjective
  • Allowing the President to unlawfully remove Governor Cook on unsubstantiated and vague allegations would endanger the stability of our financial system and undermine the rule of law.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But many of the recommendations were vague or lacked the teeth some experts hoped to see from a document MAHA allies for months had said would dramatically transform the health of Americans.
    Will McDuffie, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Another reason is that most EVs don’t use wires in their steering column so they can’t be hotwired and some have cameras and motion detection that deter shady people that get too close to the vehicle.
    Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Leaving it longer, especially in shady areas, helps the grass develop a stronger root system.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Subways send a low rumble through the pavement, traffic makes overpasses quiver, and footsteps create faint ripples in the floor.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • For objects like star clusters, a longer imaging time gives you the chance to resolve fainter stars.
    Harry Bennett, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • While the game retains the signature cel-shaded, colorful art style, the developers at Gearbox have promised a less annoyingly comedic tone.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Along with the rides, festivalgoers have access to select concessions, shopping, bathrooms and shaded areas inside the gates at Kentucky Kingdom.
    Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Granted, people’s memories can get a little hazy at times, but here’s an unscientific sample of what some other metro music fans hold dearest about Memorial Hall.
    Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Keeping the tradition alive Every year on a hazy summer evening, Hoosiers gather at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area in Linton to learn the ropes.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Shadowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadowy. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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