shadowed 1 of 2

adjective

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 shadowed
Verb
Lemon also shadowed his position on the field when watching from the sidelines. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Over the past three years, students have used the partnership to take more than 11,000 business tours and college visits and shadowed more than 7,000 people at jobs, Jewett said. — Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2026 Their accomplishments were shadowed by the sign-stealing mess that erupted in Houston in 2020, but Springer took more than his share of responsibility. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile the hopper will fire a rocket thruster to jump up to 15 kilometers (nine miles) across the surface at a time, targeting touchdowns in surrounding, permanently shadowed craters. — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026 Temperatures inside permanently shadowed regions drop below minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 170 degrees Celsius). — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 That question — whether dialect is a commercial liability or a creative asset — had long shadowed the kind of filmmaking Lan has spent his career doing. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 July 2026 Before his arrest in 2021, Otero Alcántara and other members of his San Isidro Movement used social media to document their campaign against official censorship and the Cuban police and security officials that often shadowed their every move. — Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 Within the extraordinary images, Chalamet is shadowed by geometric forms, moving through a landscape seemingly suspended between ancient civilization and science fiction. — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadowed
  1. shady
  2. chased
  3. obscured
  4. shaded
  5. darkened
  6. tracked
  7. blurred
  8. protected
Adjective
  • But for now, CyberLeek is trying to monetize the GTA 6 leaks by asking for shady donations.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Others sat in shady spots on Montrose Avenue where the parade units combined with waiting community groups to end the parade at the festival grounds.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of shady
Verb
  • The Brewers regained a two-run lead in the sixth on David Hamilton’s RBI single that chased Bradford, who gave up nine hits and three runs in 5 2/3 innings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Dodgers loaded the bases again in the eighth but came up empty when Muncy chased a splitter out of the strike zone on the ninth-pitch of his at-bat against reliever Didier Fuentes.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of chased
Verb
  • The lack of a unified Democratic agenda, and the president’s usual reluctance to stay on message, has obscured the trend running under everything.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • She was held up as the pop cultural equivalent of a saint to a degree that sometimes obscured and distorted her creative drive and business acumen.
    — Jewly Hight, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of obscured
Verb
  • Dog-friendly, wheelchair-accessible and shaded most of the way.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Like hostas, ferns can also be used to cover up yellowing bulb foliage, but most grow best in damp soil and lightly shaded spots.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of shaded
Adjective
  • This trend has been pretty pervasive among designer bags recently, with shoppers buying new Prada and Chanel bags with darkened leather to give them a used look, or sourcing vintage Celine bags with obvious signs of wear.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 2 July 2026
  • She’s talked up her push to convert darkened streetlights, many of them stripped of their copper wire, to solar power.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Definition of darkened
Verb
  • The fatal shooting is Kansas City’s 87th homicide this year, according to data tracked by The Star.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The second system being tracked by the NHC was a weak area of low pressure with disorganized cloudiness and showers located in the northeastern and north-central Gulf.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of tracked
Verb
  • The line between luxury hospitality and medical care is intentionally blurred.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Symptoms include eye pain, a sensation of something being stuck in the eye, watering, light sensitivity, redness, irritation and blurred or clouded vision.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of blurred
Verb
  • In filings with the New York bankruptcy court overseeing the case, both Spirit’s representatives and the interested bidders say privacy and personal identity will be protected.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • From the sprawling stone forts of early American history in the north, to the mangroves of the Everglades and protected reefs of Biscayne to the south, our state is a masterpiece of biodiversity and coastal wonder.
    — Lulu Vilas, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of protected

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“Shadowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shadowed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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