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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
But the specimens’ small size offered little idea of what this shadowy population of ancient hominins looked like, and the group has never been assigned an official scientific name.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Swimming through the shadowy waters off Palau, scuba divers watched life on a coral reef after dark.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Advertisement Advertisement One shadowy clause of international law, innocuously named Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), lets foreign corporations bypass national courts and sue governments in secretive tribunals, if public-interest laws threaten their profits.
—Nathalie Kelley, Time, 17 June 2025
Iran and Israel's shadowy intelligence war has escalated with a group of Iranian dissidents claiming to leak a new nuclear weapons program by the Islamic Republic after Tehran shortly after Tehran alleged to have seized information alleged to be related to Israel's nuclear program.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Swimming through the shadowy waters off Palau, scuba divers watched life on a coral reef after dark.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Advertisement Advertisement One shadowy clause of international law, innocuously named Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), lets foreign corporations bypass national courts and sue governments in secretive tribunals, if public-interest laws threaten their profits.
—Nathalie Kelley, Time, 17 June 2025
Iran and Israel's shadowy intelligence war has escalated with a group of Iranian dissidents claiming to leak a new nuclear weapons program by the Islamic Republic after Tehran shortly after Tehran alleged to have seized information alleged to be related to Israel's nuclear program.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadowy
Adjective
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All of these legal tests, however, are quite vague.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
27 June 2025
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Brooks said Act 372 was vague and imposed problems on librarians and bookstore owners trying to avoid prosecution.—
Brett Barrouquere,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2025
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One of them is Martin Krebs (Rupert Friend), a shady pharmaceuticals bigwig who wants to develop the world’s most effective heart medication using dinosaur blood samples.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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Old-school bedding impatiens will bloom continuously in a shady spot.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Use your mobile phone to scan the skies, as the camera is great at picking up faint auroras before your eyes spot them.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
19 June 2025
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The headband usually has to be readjusted ahead of the next wear, as the sound can be faint if the headphones are not perfectly positioned over the ears.—
Rebecca Taylor,
Outside Online,
19 June 2025
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The legal basis for Trump’s continued extensions is hazy at best.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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The band’s digital residency, ABBA Voyage, even inspired her outfits on the Short n’ Sweet tour, particularly the hazy light-blue costume that Agnetha Fältskog wears.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2025
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“Shadowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadowy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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