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an overspreading element that produces an atmosphere of gloom the husband's adulterous affair had cast over their marriage a shadow from which there was no escape

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shadow

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Recent Examples of shadow
Noun
Here, minimal eyeliner and mascara let the shadow’s color do all the talking. Claire Sullivan, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025 Who decided that women get to be society's sounding board for words that feel like shadows? Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
Filming began at the start of the season, with cameras shadowing Rooney both on and off the pitch. Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025 They should be encouraged to shadow current leaders and take on stretch assignments. Thushera Kawdawatta, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shadow 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadow
Noun
  • Shop them in a variety of shades, from classic blue and washed black to white and more.
    Talia Abbas, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Among the best hair colors to try in 2025, platinum hair color stands out as one of the boldest and most transformative shades there is.
    Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.
    Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.
    Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • Firearms, explosive devices recovered amid investigation Jackson said the ATF completed traces for a semi-automatic 9mm pistol and semi-automatic rifle that were recovered from Jabbar.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) said in a news release on Dec. 31 that Monarch Raw Pet Food that was sold at several farmers markets in California contains traces of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Art Graffiti, Through Grief and Discovery Clement Gelly There was the glimmer of possibility in stories of bolt cutters and train yards and spray cans—possibilities of disruption and liberation.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
  • May these new releases bring a glimmer of light among the darkness.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • There have been no sightings, no fleeting apparitions.
    David Ornstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Harker’s lonely investigations are often interrupted by jump scares courtesy of dark apparitions with the silhouettes of nesting dolls.
    Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 12 July 2024
Noun
  • Fire tornadoes occur when intense wind combines with conditions in the atmosphere to produce clouds of smoke that reach 20,000 to 40,000 feet, Swain said.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
  • If there’s been some tension, a heavy cloud or just a feeling of stagnation around your passions, romantic life or in regard to children, the universe is embracing you this week and assuring you that the cosmos are still on your side.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • What To Know Berger was walking two of his dogs near the lake when one of them chased a bird onto the ice, and subsequently fell into the water.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Sheriff’s deputies and Volusia County Animal Services officers chased and captured the dogs, who were then confiscated and are being held in quarantine, the statement said.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Theories about reasons for insufficient water supply have served as comforting fictions in recent days, obscuring the far scarier reality: California is facing a level of wildfire threat beyond any in its history, the kind that overwhelms our usual definitions of preparedness.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The results of the analysis are estimates, and they are limited by the presence of wildfire smoke partially obscuring satellites.
    Leanne Abraham, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Shadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadow. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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