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as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
large trees overshadow the yard and darken the house for much of the day
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Recent Examples of overshadow
In what was viewed as a controversial and cruel move, Bad Boy released Smalls’s Ready to Die just a week after Mack’s debut album Project: Funk da World, overshadowing his grand introduction onto the scene.
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Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
But the event was largely overshadowed by the inflammatory rhetoric used by guest speakers.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
Plus, the industry’s focus on value overshadowed other marketing initiatives, like its Fiery menu.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
The game's general atmosphere was overshadowed by the social media videos.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshadow
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For example, Private Relay obscures your IP address while browsing the web using Safari.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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In 2020, President Biden won both, but his advantage in the popular vote and Electoral College obscured how close the election was.Jared Gans, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
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At the end of the day, for a chain to be successful, business capability outweighs technical settings, with Base being a good example as an L2 that exceeded Optimism’s 5.8B of Total Value Locked with their $8.2B, even though Base itself is launched on Optimism’s technology stack.Cloris Chen, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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In this event, a lower 10-year Treasury yield could outweigh the risk of more fiscal debt.Sarah Min, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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In another unusual move, Jeffries kept certain store windows darkened to create a mystique and had eager, curious customers kept standing on line outside waiting to get in.Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
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Photograph: Daisuke Takimoto In addition, when the doors are closed, the liquid crystal shutters on the windows on both sides will darken to create a dimmer, more private space.Daisuke Takimoto, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
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While the script is blurred, there are circles and notes indicating edits.Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2024
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This also includes setting boundaries so that the lines are not blurred between work and your personal life.Rachel Wells, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Characters like Felix and Oswald have kind of an unfortunate connection to theater insofar as they’re associated with blackface minstrelsy—the notoriously racist form of stage performance where actors would blacken their faces, wear white gloves, and perform clownish antics.Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2024
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Eventually, Dad needed to referee, settling disputes and trying to end things before noses were bloodied and eyes were blackened.Chad Graff, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Overshadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshadow. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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