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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
the shadowy area between tough interrogation and torture
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as in shady
protected from the sun's rays
a shadowy lane that is a mosaic of colors during the autumn foliage season
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Recent Examples of shadowy
An army veteran enlists in the battle against a massive gas pipeline that cuts through his community in the mountains of Appalachia— joining with neighbors near and far in a showdown against a shadowy corporation and some of the nation’s most powerful politicians.
World Premiere.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Underneath that stage there is a wall of live close-circuit video screens and a secondary performance area where some of the moves of the mainstage are mirrored with subtle shadowy gestures.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
New appointees to oversee the Vatican bank tried to bring more transparency to a shadowy institution suspected of laundering money, and a panel of eight cardinals from six continents advised Francis on how to overhaul the Curia.
—Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
In a shadowy forest of eastern Thailand, a mother tiger moved through the trees with her three cubs running around her paws.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Underneath that stage there is a wall of live close-circuit video screens and a secondary performance area where some of the moves of the mainstage are mirrored with subtle shadowy gestures.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
New appointees to oversee the Vatican bank tried to bring more transparency to a shadowy institution suspected of laundering money, and a panel of eight cardinals from six continents advised Francis on how to overhaul the Curia.
—Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
In a shadowy forest of eastern Thailand, a mother tiger moved through the trees with her three cubs running around her paws.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadowy
Adjective
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The instructions were vague and didn’t have many helpful illustrations.—
Kate Puhala,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2025
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Some vague stripes run down its spine, blurring together toward its tail.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Gates has three ecosystems on her quarter-acre: a sunny front yard, a shady back plot and a small wetland garden on one side.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Join a group hike along a shady, 1.5-mile trail in Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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This Week: May 19-25, 2025 As the moon continues to wane from being full last week, the night skies darken enough to find faint stars and constellations.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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It’s filled with no-nonsense retinol and has a faint medicinal smell.—
Mary Honkus,
Glamour,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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The image is hazy because the low light and long exposures can add digital noise to Perseverance's images.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
16 May 2025
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Skyscrapers towered over a hazy, Saharan landscape — a vibrant melting pot of modernist and historical sites and structures, situated on a confluence of the Nile River.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
16 May 2025
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“Shadowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadowy. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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