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overshadow

[oh-ver-shad-oh] / ˌoʊ vərˈʃæd oʊ /


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Pointing to a decade of work promoting football worldwide - and in particular his support of African nations - the federation stressed that the episode should not overshadow Infantino's wider record.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

“I think you saw definitely it was a difficult game against Belgium, and that can kind of overshadow whether we were focused or not. ... I know we had full concentration going into the game.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

The news and resulting confusion appeared to overshadow data showing that new-car registrations for Tesla models—a reflection of sales—more than doubled in European markets in May compared with the previous year.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

The relentless positivity might serve as a corrective for a country where, for some, anger and disenchantment has come to overshadow everything, including an everyday decency that never actually disappeared.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

She needed to do something so impressive that it would overshadow any rumors about her birth—something so incredible that no one would dare speak ill of her family.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

“It’s a big week, but Nvidia overshadows everything.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

Read: Rocket Lab’s stock slides as yet another rocket delay overshadows ‘record year’

From MarketWatch Mar. 31, 2026

Her illness can be fatal and I understand that, for the royal family, Mette-Marit's health overshadows everything.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

Fire victims experienced something of such magnitude, they might believe, that it overshadows other, carefully honed parts of their identity — such as being a good friend or student or athlete, Leskin said.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

“The American public got a slight taste of the fear which overshadows the people of Europe constantly.”

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

The video’s storyline, in which the 33-year-old pop singer gets “Carrie”-style revenge for men’s misogynist judgments, was completely overshadowed by fan alarm at Grande’s apparent emaciation.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

All of that momentum, and the staggering amount of talent on the roster, have overshadowed the Dodgers’ recent poor play.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Bets on consumer chatbots and flashy side projects overshadowed AI coding opportunity, which rival Anthropic used to capture the lead.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

A sickening injury to England's Gabriel Langton overshadowed his team's silver medal in the men's team gymnastics final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Gayle, overshadowed by the more famous school case, Brown v.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

Peloton issued a muted revenue outlook for its new fiscal year as subscriber losses continue to deepen, overshadowing quarterly profit gains and virtually flat revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Leveraged ETFs and their siblings, inverse funds, are risky, and their frenzied proliferation that kicked into overdrive 2025 may be overshadowing their big jump in closures this year.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

To be sure, the surge in the size and number of monster deals could be overshadowing other money-raising efforts from smaller companies and investment by smaller funds, industry experts said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Cashman says some of the children prescribed hormone treatments had also been diagnosed with conditions such as autism and ADHD, and the focus on gender medication risked overshadowing their wider health needs.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

The psychologist Jonathan W. Schooler, who pioneered research on this effect, calls it verbal overshadowing.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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