in the shadow of
idiom
1
: very close to
a town located in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains
2
: in a position of being unnoticed because all the attention is given to someone else
She grew up in the shadow of her very popular sister.
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For nearly a thousand days, a small group convened in the shadow of the dilapidated building, waiting for Donald Trump to get reëlected, and then pardon their family members.
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Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
This finding represents a big tumble downward from 2012 when, even in the shadow of the Great Recession that cleaned millions of families out, 52% of Americans still held fast to the story of the dream.
—Adam Chandler, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
However, the country legend notes that Steele was born and raised essentially in the shadow of the legendary Hollywood country music club the Palomino on iconic California country culture strip Lankershim Boulevard.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: The tensest moment came when U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California) pressed Wright on his prior comments about wildfires and climate change in the shadow of the deadly fires in southern California.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
This finding represents a big tumble downward from 2012 when, even in the shadow of the Great Recession that cleaned millions of families out, 52% of Americans still held fast to the story of the dream.
—Adam Chandler, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
However, the country legend notes that Steele was born and raised essentially in the shadow of the legendary Hollywood country music club the Palomino on iconic California country culture strip Lankershim Boulevard.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: The tensest moment came when U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California) pressed Wright on his prior comments about wildfires and climate change in the shadow of the deadly fires in southern California.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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“In the shadow of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20shadow%20of. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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