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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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From the shadows, he watches them, wanting something he doesn’t yet have a name for.

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Sarah Sampaio runs a small coffee company that grows coffee beans in the shadow of trees, using a method called agroforesty - or agriculture that helps cultivate forests.

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The demonstrators, who marched to country's parliament, were led by relatives of the dead who carried a huge banner with pictures of the victims saying "63 shadows will be following you".

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Soft-spoken and reserved, he saves his sword-swinging for social media, where he characterizes conference commissioners as “working in the shadows through backroom deals, dirty politics, and media leaks.”

The playoffs would he held in late May, moving them out from under the shadow of the NFL and college football seasons.

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

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