shadow
noun
a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
has shadowed
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present perfectof shadow (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It marks the third time in six weeks that the Royal Navy has shadowed Russian task groups returning from Syria.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025
But outside of his filmography, what has shadowed the 33-year-old actor's career is the chatter and speculation about his 23-year age gap with wife and director Sam Taylor-Johnson.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2024
The new reporting shows that the case has shadowed Binance for most of its five years in existence, shaping Zhao's management of the company while he drove its explosive growth around the world.
From Reuters ● Dec. 12, 2022
Star cornerback Jalen Ramsey — who has shadowed the Seahawks’ DK Metcalf for much of their two matchups this season — helped hold Arizona’s DeAndre Hopkins to four catches for 35 yards.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2021
Madge Scarlet has shadowed me for this very purpose, it seems.
From Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective Or, The Crime of the Midnight Express by A. Frank [pseud.] Pinkerton
