as in shady
protected from the sun's rays
the estate's grounds include a delightfully umbrageous grove
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Adjective
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The Italian-style grotto is a shady spot to visit on sunny days, with trees sheltering the pool and fountain.
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This woodland native grows in USDA Zones 6-9 and is best suited to shadier areas of the landscape.
Adjective
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Move the person into a shaded, cool area, remove their outer clothing and work to cool them down as quickly as possible, preferably with cold water or an ice bath.
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Dedicated shaded areas will also be essential for PR check-ins, helping prevent iPads from overheating and shutting down in direct sunlight.
Adjective
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The result is a piece that shows just how fraught, shadowy, and dangerous that work can be.
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Curtis plays Violet Olvido, a journalist who begins investigating a string of killings linked to a shadowy international outsourcing company that recruits remote workers across the Philippines.
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She’s talked up her push to convert darkened streetlights, many of them stripped of their copper wire, to solar power.
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In the darkened foyer, Ember contemplated this unassuming bit of paper, momentarily paralyzed by a mixture of dread and excitement stirred together, an overpowering sensation that oozed from the crown of her head, down the length of her body, then hardened, like a soft golden resin becoming solid.
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“Umbrageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/umbrageous. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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