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overshadowing

ADJECTIVE
major
Synonyms
STRONGEST
big crucial great main notable preeminent principal radical serious significant vital
STRONG
chief grave heavyweight star top
WEAK
critical dangerous grievous influential life and death major-league meaningful outstanding stellar weighty
Antonyms
STRONGEST
auxiliary dull extra inessential insignificant little minor nonessential secondary small trivial unimportant unknown
WEAK
lesser

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BNP Paribas slipped after the French lender set aside more than $1 billion in provisions, overshadowing a first-quarter profit beat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

One of the more interesting themes Spitz develops is the symbiotic relationship between the Beatles and Stones, with the Fab Four mostly overshadowing them — until they didn’t.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Then-president Robert Maynard Hutchins worried college football was spinning out of control, overshadowing academic priorities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

On Holding sank 14% after the Swiss sneaker maker’s guidance for the current fiscal year missed analysts’ expectations, overshadowing better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

I was supposed to stand out without overshadowing others, to blend in but not fade away.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama