shades
Britishplural noun
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gathering darkness at nightfall
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a slang word for sunglasses
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(often capital) a literary term for Hades
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(foll by of) undertones or suggestions
shades of my father!
Example Sentences
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“It’s too much input. That’s why Jeff wears the Spider-Man goggles,” he adds, referring to the ELO frontman’s ever-present aviator shades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
All the signage is in black and white, the walls various shades of gray.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Long waits and patient frustration are obvious shades of the NHS.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Stephen Morris, an economic theorist, explained why in a 2001 paper titled “Political Correctness”: An adviser who fears being thought a bigot shades what he says until it carries no information at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
A stool posed in front of a backdrop painted with shades of swirling gray.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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