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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

Example Sentences

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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

Meta Platforms’ big AI moment is overshadowing its “big-tobacco” moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Constellation Brands gains after the U.S. beer importer tops quarterly earnings estimates, overshadowing weak guidance.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 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

How could a sixteen-year-old boy hope to compete with such overshadowing rivals?

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou