overshadow
verb (used with object)
to be more important or significant by comparison.
overshadows
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present tense formof overshadow (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Read: Rocket Lab’s stock slides as yet another rocket delay overshadows ‘record year’
From MarketWatch β Mar. 31, 2026
Yet the situation overshadows Tuesday's Carabao Cup quarter-final in the Welsh capital, where Chelsea face the League One leaders and are expected to win.
From BBC β Dec. 15, 2025
That has been compounded in recent weeks by falling expectations the Federal Reserve will cut rates for a third successive time next month as stubbornly high inflation overshadows weakness in the labour market.
From Barron's β Nov. 24, 2025
The war, of course, overshadows almost every aspect of Mr. Wallace’s book.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 17, 2025
“The American public got a slight taste of the fear which overshadows the people of Europe constantly.”
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
