as in shady
protected from the sun's rays
sat in a shadowed corner of the garden
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as in chased
to go after or on the track of
shadowing the suspect to see what he was up to
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as in obscured
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
thickening clouds shadowed the countryside
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Recent Examples of shadowed
Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
But the accusations against Corpus are just the latest chapter in a sheriff’s office long shadowed by scandals.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
The United States continues to monitor China's research activity in the Arctic, as the Coast Guard shadowed two Chinese ships near Alaska earlier this week.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The Watson household, once shadowed by loss, now pulses with both memory and possibility.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Frost’s pastoral landscapes are haunted by loss and shadowed by anxiety, doubt and dread.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Its mission of teaching tolerance has long been shadowed by its mission to sustain normalization of the apartheid state of Israel and to suppress pro-Palestinian activism.
—Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
In the Underground City, however, silence reigns—shadowed and hauntingly serene.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) said Monday that lawmakers who leave the floor would have to agree to be shadowed by a Department of Public Safety officer until Wednesday morning.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
For Rocky, who has largely put the 2021 incident behind him, the judge’s remarks signal yet another step toward clearing his name in a legal saga that has shadowed him for nearly three years.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
But the accusations against Corpus are just the latest chapter in a sheriff’s office long shadowed by scandals.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
The United States continues to monitor China's research activity in the Arctic, as the Coast Guard shadowed two Chinese ships near Alaska earlier this week.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The Watson household, once shadowed by loss, now pulses with both memory and possibility.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Frost’s pastoral landscapes are haunted by loss and shadowed by anxiety, doubt and dread.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Its mission of teaching tolerance has long been shadowed by its mission to sustain normalization of the apartheid state of Israel and to suppress pro-Palestinian activism.
—Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
In the Underground City, however, silence reigns—shadowed and hauntingly serene.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R) said Monday that lawmakers who leave the floor would have to agree to be shadowed by a Department of Public Safety officer until Wednesday morning.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadowed
Adjective
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Another reason is that most EVs don’t use wires in their steering column so they can’t be hotwired and some have cameras and motion detection that deter shady people that get too close to the vehicle.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Leaving it longer, especially in shady areas, helps the grass develop a stronger root system.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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Bergert was chased early as the Royals lost 10-2 to the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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An interesting take because for the most part, the USA chased the game, particularly in the first half.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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From New Zealand, up to 73% of the sun will be obscured at sunrise.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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In those interviews, the faces of victims were obscured to protect their identities.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Most of the route was shaded by a tree canopy and the creek crossings helped make the temperature feel cooler.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Venus Williams playfully shaded her former doubles partner and sister Serena during the US Open.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Nature meets medical robotics This innovative approach allows the microrobots to be tracked in real time and steered accurately within a life-sized anatomical model, marking a breakthrough in medical microrobotics.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the study, researchers tracked 12,772 adults averaging 52 years old for an eight-year period.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Usually, Meghan has posted photos of their children with their faces blurred out, or in poses where their face is unseen.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ratti’s brand of optimism has always blurred the line between big data and surveillance, and, as a robotics pioneer, he’s also long gravitated toward the post-human, the dream of a world made and managed by machines.—
Kate Wagner,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Proponents of the relocation, however, believe it is protected by their First Amendment religious rights.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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And the biggest improvement of all — Harrell protected the ball, finishing the game 17 of 29 for 140 yards.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Shadowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadowed. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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