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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Leila Cobo, Billboard, 28 May 2025
Trump’s newest threats come as Harvard begins its spring commencement week in the shadow of a months-long feud between the Ivy League school and the Trump administration over antisemitism, federal funding and the First Amendment.
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The same is true of the songs of No Doubt, an Anaheim band that leaned into poppy angst while coming of age in the shadow of the Happiest Place on Earth, Disneyland.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
At the top of a hill in a sprawling Santa Clarita industrial park in the shadow of Magic Mountain’s roller coasters, a significant chapter in the history of motorsports was written.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
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Leila Cobo, Billboard, 28 May 2025
Trump’s newest threats come as Harvard begins its spring commencement week in the shadow of a months-long feud between the Ivy League school and the Trump administration over antisemitism, federal funding and the First Amendment.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
The same is true of the songs of No Doubt, an Anaheim band that leaned into poppy angst while coming of age in the shadow of the Happiest Place on Earth, Disneyland.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
At the top of a hill in a sprawling Santa Clarita industrial park in the shadow of Magic Mountain’s roller coasters, a significant chapter in the history of motorsports was written.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 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 4 Jun. 2025.
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