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adjective

Definition of shadowednext
as in shady
protected from the sun's rays sat in a shadowed corner of the garden

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shadowed

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verb

past tense of shadow
1
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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2
as in obscured
to make dark, dim, or indistinct thickening clouds shadowed the countryside

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3
as in shaded
to shelter (something) from light and heat a pathway shadowed by a canopy of arching branches

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadowed
  1. shady
  2. obscured
  3. protected
  4. pursued
  5. shadowy
  6. followed
  7. traced
  8. accompanied
Adjective
  • And Mark, in turn, begins to suspect that something shady is happening at Lumon.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach Offers Balinese Culture in Every Sip at Tree Bar At Tree Bar at Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach enjoy a beverage under the shady embrace of the iconic Pohon Pole tree.
    Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of shady
Verb
  • Upload another holiday album full of pictures where her left hand is hidden or obscured.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
  • But it has been largely obscured by the perpetual closeness of statewide elections here, and the fact that Democrats have been winning them more often than losing them.
    Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of obscured
Verb
  • For creators who haven't yet protected their intellectual property, trademark registration should be a priority for early 2025.
    Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This threat means than an entire attack force can be protected with a few missiles.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of protected
Verb
  • Prosecutors in the first four months of 2024 pursued nearly 19,000 soldiers, who either abandoned their posts or deserted, according to the Ukrainian parliament.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Wreckage, oil and human remains washed up on beaches from South Florida to Long Island, New York, and horrified civilians watched from Atlantic City’s boardwalk as German subs pursued and sank merchant ships in broad daylight.
    David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of pursued
Adjective
  • Rich honey colours are warm and welcoming; while the room’s heritage wall panelling is enhanced with shadowy murals featuring silhouettes of dancing figures.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Watch on Deadline In Severance Season 1, the eerie contentment of a fictional conglomerate — occupied by characters played by Adam Scott, John Turturro and Zach Cherry — is upended with the arrival of standout Britt Lower’s Helly, who questions the shadowy circumstances of their predicament.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of shadowy
Verb
  • His father, John Carro, was the first Puerto Rican to sit on New York's appellate bench, and Gregory has followed in his footsteps, making a name for himself with a reputation for being tough, particularly on bail decisions.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Lively followed those guidelines, while Baldoni focused on domestic violence.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of followed
Verb
  • The violence that the Philippines has suffered in the last several decades, as well as its remaining ethnic and social tensions, can be traced to the legacy of imperial oppression.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • So while the advisory attributes 100,000 cancer cases in the country each year to alcohol, most cancers can’t be traced back to a single cause.
    Alice Park, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of traced
Verb
  • The game was chippy right up through the final buzzer — the teams combined for 18 penalties, and practically every whistle was accompanied by a scrum — but the Lightning didn’t lose focus and left South Florida with two points.
    Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This was accompanied with max volume and peak momentum.
    Beth Kindig, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of accompanied
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