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as in shade
partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays
the valley was in shadow
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as in black
shadows plural
a time or place of little or no light
lurking in the shadows
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as in trace
a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
a run-down mansion that is only a shadow of its former glory
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as in glimmer
a very small amount
not even a shadow of a doubt about the defendant's guilt
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as in ghost
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
rumors of a shadow haunting the castle
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as in to chase
to go after or on the track of
shadowing the suspect to see what he was up to
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as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
thickening clouds shadowed the countryside
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Recent Examples of shadow
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 June 2026
Jack Brown lives in Philly and Florida but came to the Carnegie Club in the shadow of Carnegie Hall for his 70th birthday.
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Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2026
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
This little pitstop happened on Lucy's way to a rendezvous with the Trojan asteroids that shadow Jupiter around the sun.
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Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
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This unprecedented engineering feat enabled scientists to image the shadow of the supermassive black hole M87*, followed by Sagittarius A* at the center of the Milky Way.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 June 2026
Jack Brown lives in Philly and Florida but came to the Carnegie Club in the shadow of Carnegie Hall for his 70th birthday.
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Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2026
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But reviewers and others have continued to criticize the absence of references to the child molestation allegations that continually shadowed the singer.
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Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
This little pitstop happened on Lucy's way to a rendezvous with the Trojan asteroids that shadow Jupiter around the sun.
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Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadow
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Along with the main shades in the lineup, there are seven color-correcting options that neutralize, brighten, and leave skin looking more refined.
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The only figure, man or woman, not shown wearing identical American-flag blue is the poet Phillis Wheatley, who wears a pastel shade and who also happens to be the only Black person featured in the gallery.
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There are two paint options – blue and two-tone orange-and-black.
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Rural areas suffer more than urban; blacks and other minorities have worse outcomes than whites.
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Foad adds that the idea of eliminating toxins comes from sweat washing away trace amounts of heavy metals from the skin, rather than flushing toxins from inside the body.
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When its inevitable end arrives, the sun’s core will exhaust the last traces of hydrogen fuel and kick off the first stellar death pangs.
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News crews, Venezuelan officials and nearby residents were drawn to a remarkable scene that offered a glimmer of hope amid the country’s otherwise dystopian tableau.
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Tuesday's rescue marked another glimmer of hope amid the disaster that has devastated the South American country.
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The same applies to the Lake of Tears, which seemed really important when Jim’s ghost showed up to tell Ethan to find it.
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The English have to contend with not only the ghost of Maradona’s two goals, but also the altitude in Mexico City, which is about 7,350 feet above sea level.
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Around the time a helicopter carrying a newlywed couple departed from their North Georgia wedding venue, the skies were potentially rainy and foggy with a 200-foot cloud ceiling, federal officials said in a preliminary safety report about the deadly crash.
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The Weather Prediction Center said the high heat may finally begin to abate from west to east this weekend, with upper temperature limits possibly restricted by clouds and thunderstorms.
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Zach Neto added a two-out RBI single moments later to chase Bennett.
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Chestnut, a 17-time champion, is chasing another Mustard Belt after reclaiming the men’s title in 2025.
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While institutional incentives aren't wrong, portraying them solely as student benefits obscures a critical reality.
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Crews have been seen unloading equipment from trucks this week — much of it covered or obscured — and barricades have been placed near the perimeter of the arena.
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“Shadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadow. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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