as in obscured
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as in blurred
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
large trees overshadow the yard and darken the house for much of the day
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as in outweighed
to be greater in importance than
later you'll find that verbal skills overshadow any skills you have at video games
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Recent Examples of overshadowed
Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
Its release in August was largely overshadowed by rumors of a feud between Baldoni and Lively, and by negative chatter about Lively on social media.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Yet his term was also marked by challenges, such as the Iran hostage crisis, which overshadowed his re-election bid in 1980.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 30 Dec. 2024
This is after a less-than-ideal experience at Brookhaven CC in Dallas this year, where many of the amateurs felt that their event was overshadowed by PPA's involvement.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
That moment should be remembered for your special occasion, not as something overshadowed by someone else's wedding day.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
While the bond program has produced some nice libraries, culinary labs, weight rooms, art and music rooms and classroom additions, those have often been overshadowed by years of long delays in addressing the basics, such as roofs, air conditioners and perennial flooding.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
His foreign policy successes, though, were overshadowed by the Iranian hostage crisis in November 1979.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
Loading your audio article ORLANDO — Miami’s postseason game ended the same way its regular season did — with an excellent offensive effort overshadowed by poor defense.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
But those accomplishments were overshadowed by stubbornly high, post-pandemic inflation that resulted in higher-than-pre-pandemic prices.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
Its release in August was largely overshadowed by rumors of a feud between Baldoni and Lively, and by negative chatter about Lively on social media.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Yet his term was also marked by challenges, such as the Iran hostage crisis, which overshadowed his re-election bid in 1980.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 30 Dec. 2024
This is after a less-than-ideal experience at Brookhaven CC in Dallas this year, where many of the amateurs felt that their event was overshadowed by PPA's involvement.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
That moment should be remembered for your special occasion, not as something overshadowed by someone else's wedding day.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
While the bond program has produced some nice libraries, culinary labs, weight rooms, art and music rooms and classroom additions, those have often been overshadowed by years of long delays in addressing the basics, such as roofs, air conditioners and perennial flooding.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
His foreign policy successes, though, were overshadowed by the Iranian hostage crisis in November 1979.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
Loading your audio article ORLANDO — Miami’s postseason game ended the same way its regular season did — with an excellent offensive effort overshadowed by poor defense.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshadowed
Verb
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Upload another holiday album full of pictures where her left hand is hidden or obscured.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
27 Dec. 2024
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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
Verb
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Those small changes will be outweighed by individual companies’ demand and supply changes.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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The good far outweighed the bad.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
29 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The initial impression of prestige clouded critical considerations like fit, costs and expertise needed to address your challenges.—
Shanna Apitz,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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From my own personal trauma and experiences hearing false accusations about him all the time clouded my judgement and got the best of me.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The Republicans are expected to move the legislation on an obscure procedural track, known as reconciliation, which prevents the minority Democrats from blocking the package with a filibuster in the upper chamber.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
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The third book currently in production is known as The Black Book, a collection of unmade inventions sourced from obscure patents filed all over the world; a fascinating ode to the limitless power of the human imagination.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In its time open, fueled by fans of its blackened mahi and buttery lobster rolls, owner Mike Smith has expanded his footprint, moving into a larger stall in the popular food hall — which has allowed for a menu expansion, as well.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Dec. 2022
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There are no glamorous furnishings — just a French window, its blackened panes suggesting the dark of night.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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The United States has its own bans (e.g., on dusky sharks) but effectiveness varies by gear type and enforcement.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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These and other prairie plants provide an ideal habitat for hundreds of pollinators and insect species including bunchgrass skippers and dreamy dusky wing butterflies.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Reverence and awe for the remote islands, rolling hills, and misty mountain peaks are the subjects of songs, poems, and great literature.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
28 Mar. 2025
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Fort Shafter sits between the misty, dark-green mountains of the Ko’olau Range and the Ke’ehi Lagoon.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In a dim, cavelike hut where Nam lives with his mother, Hoa (Nguyen Thi Nga), a TV blares the names of soldiers who were killed during the war, in the nineteen-seventies, but whose remains were never found.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
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OLEDs completely avoid this with their ability to individually brighten, dim, and turn off pixels.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Overshadowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshadowed. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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