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as in obscuring
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 outweighing
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 overshadowing
But here, too, the emphasis on operational success risks overshadowing the political aftermath.
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Cristina Guevara, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
And for better or worse, humanoids are overshadowing everything else, raising questions about what will happen if the companies building them ultimately do not succeed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
Nike — The apparel giant dropped 10% after its fiscal second quarter results showed a 17% drop in China sales, overshadowing better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the period.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
Juniper is the opposite, but family stress is overshadowing festivity this year.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
But the company’s business in North America slowed, overshadowing dramatic growth abroad.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
With the big name free agents overshadowing the Blue Jays' offseason so far, losing a 29-year-old infielder to the Athletics in free agency fell under the radar.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Actors like Eric Bogosian and Jason Schwartzman waltz in and schmooze it up as vampires living their best afterlives, completely overshadowing Denton, who’s stuck in noob-human mode and doesn’t progress much past that.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
But emphasizing misleading stats risks overshadowing the need to allocate resources for interventions where numbers are much higher.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overshadowing
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This International Dark Sky Park, located in southwest Texas, is about a six-hour drive from San Antonio, the nearest city, so there won't be much light pollution obscuring your views of the constellations.—
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Yet this focus on the moment of capture risks obscuring the more consequential lesson.—
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High prices are outweighing other economic concerns, with 71% of those surveyed saying their income just matches or falls short of their monthly expenses.—
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The researchers also found that this would be cost-effective, with minimal risks from radiation exposure or biopsies outweighing the potential to save lives.—
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What’s more, the foundation smooths out fine lines and wrinkles while blurring imperfections and pores—no wonder Drescher's skin looks filtered.—
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Among other things, conservatives accused the consultancy of operating as a multibillion-dollar dark money ATM for left-wing causes, allowing foreign money to flow into American politics, and blurring the lines between charitable work and political advocacy.—
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Add this set of room-darkening curtains to block light for a darker bedroom at night, or grab this fleece blanket to snuggle up with and add texture to a room.—
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Alternating between onion and potatoes when grating helps keep the potatoes from darkening.—
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“Overshadowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshadowing. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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