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• past tense form of shadow.
• past participle of shadow.

shadowed

American  

[shad-ohd] / ˈʃæd oʊd /

adjective

Printing.

1. noting or pertaining to an ornamented type in which the embellishment is outside the character, especially one in which a black line at one side and at the top or bottom gives the effect of a cast shadow.

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Other Word Forms

• self-shadowed
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of shadowed

1350–1400 in general sense; Middle English; see shadow, -ed ²

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Example Sentences

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shadowed

Rising Treasury yields have been shadowed by mortgage rates, and the average rate on a 30-year home loan recently topped 7%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The dinghy launched in Bay of the Seine and was shadowed for around 10 hours by French rescue boats in case it got into difficulty.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Elsewhere in Spain, the same fervour could be seen almost everywhere shadowed by the eclipse, such as the town of Colmenar Viejo, near Madrid.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

In his first few years, the former quarterback and Georgia state high school player of year routinely shadowed Rams receivers step for step on routes during practice, or lined up opposite them in press coverage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Her skin dry, her eyes shadowed, her spirit bleached of color.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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