1
as in shade
partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays
the valley was in shadow
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2
as in black
shadows plural
a time or place of little or no light
lurking in the shadows
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3
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 apparition
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
Erin M. Carr, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
The manicure's translucent jelly look recalls the sheer areas of the fabric, while her shadow reflects the softness of the plush areas.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 5 May 2025
Stephen Smith, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
The Emergence Of Shadow AI In this fast-moving environment, organizations face an unintended consequence: shadow AI.
—Art Gilliland, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The Trump administration’s executive overreach has hardly existed in the shadows.
—Erin M. Carr, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
The manicure's translucent jelly look recalls the sheer areas of the fabric, while her shadow reflects the softness of the plush areas.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 5 May 2025
Verb
The incident comes less than three months after American and Canadian fighter jets were scrambled to shadow multiple Russian warplanes that were spotted in the Arctic.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
The Emergence Of Shadow AI In this fast-moving environment, organizations face an unintended consequence: shadow AI.
—Art Gilliland, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadow
Noun
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The tint blends in nicely with my skin (a deeper shade is available, too) and adds a healthy, nongreasy glow.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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Super Lustrous Glass Shine Balm Lipstick in the shade ‘Rum Raisin’ available on Amazon and Target.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.—
Taylor Jean Stephan,
Peoplemag,
31 Jan. 2023
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Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.—
Meg Donohue,
Town & Country,
31 Jan. 2023
Noun
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The forecast was also right for the evening, and there wasn’t a trace of rain before or after Lady Gaga’s show.—
Billboard Brasil,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
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But she had been provisionally suspended after testing positive for trace amounts of a performance-enhancing drug.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The Truist Championship, though, provided a glimmer of analytical hope.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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In the years since, Henricks and his team have taken those glimmers of potential and transformed them into a thriving organization.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
13 May 2025
Noun
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As the music plays, apparitions of shamans and African tribal dancers begin to mingle with the crowd.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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But Evan Mobley fills those margins with his apparitions of length.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Juneteenth show in Texas was the culmination of an unlikely rise, literally to the clouds, for a Black woman whose courage still astounds a century later.—
Victor Luckerson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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What space does have are energetic phenomena that create wave-like behavior, vibrations in gas clouds, and radio frequency emissions from stars and black holes.—
Harshal Shah,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Verb
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The manager has now taken him off with his team chasing a goal in six games this season.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Unlike many fashion brands that chase seasonal trends, Freja New York releases individual styles for each season, perfecting them through customer feedback.—
Angela Lei,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Again the water spray obscured what happened there just before the twister lost its power.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
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Derrick White and Jrue Holiday were almost good enough to obscure the absence of Brown and Tatum in the game’s final 20 minutes.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2025
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“Shadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadow. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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