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shadow

Definition for shadow

noun as in darkness

noun as in hint, suggestion

verb as in make dark

verb as in follow secretly

Strongest match

stalk

Strong matches

dog, pursue, tag, tail, trail, watch

Weak matches

keep in sight, spy on

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Andy Robertson, the captain looking a shadow of the player he so regularly is, said it didn't feel like a win at all, which it didn't.

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Photos and videos released by the Philippine Coast Guard showed a China Coast Guard vessel -- with its activated water cannon -- shadowing a Philippine ship.

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The vote takes place in the shadow of a conflict between separatist forces and the government that has plagued the English-speaking regions since 2016.

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Active ETFs have been around for almost 20 years, but for much of that time they were deep in the shadow of the original, index-tracking ETFs.

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It casts a shadow over the current euphoria, much like the dot-com bust with the broader AI boom.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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