overshadow
verb (used with object)
to be more important or significant by comparison.
overshadowed
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past participleof overshadow.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof overshadow.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
overshadowverb (used with object)to be more important or significant by comparison.
Example Sentences
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The tech selloff overshadowed what Wall Street had initially read as an important inflation report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The selloff overshadowed a drop in oil prices that came even as Yemen's Houthis step up their attacks on Saudi Arabia, fanning tensions in the Middle East and raising further concerns about supplies.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
However that amount has been overshadowed by what he owes to the landlord for the state of the building - and so the Crown Estate says it has now received a net amount of £1.5m.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
In recent weeks, those fundraising efforts have been overshadowed by the much larger influx of money being collected by labor unions, business groups, real estate developers and others looking to boost their favored mayoral candidate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Her mouth, thin and overshadowed by her cheeks.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
