in the shadow of
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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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The 2025 Munich Security Conference (MSC) opened in the shadow of terrorism.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The village, in the shadow of the Eiger North Face, offers great value on accommodations for families without sacrificing quality.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
In the fifteenth century, military conquests transformed the Ottoman state from a regional force in the shadow of the Timurid Empire, which ruled Persia, into a major world power.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
Lee Krasner, wife of Jackson Pollock, was in the shadow of her husband.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 7 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The village, in the shadow of the Eiger North Face, offers great value on accommodations for families without sacrificing quality.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
In the fifteenth century, military conquests transformed the Ottoman state from a regional force in the shadow of the Timurid Empire, which ruled Persia, into a major world power.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
Lee Krasner, wife of Jackson Pollock, was in the shadow of her husband.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 7 Feb. 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 27 Feb. 2025.
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