shadowy
adjective
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Synonyms
blear, bleary, blurry, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, gauzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, indistinguishable, misty, murky, nebulous, obscure, opaque, pale, unclear, undefined, undetermined, vague
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As humanity picks up the pieces after an epic battle, a shadowy group emerges to gain control of history. — Los Angeles Times, "Movies on TV this week Sept. 1 - 7, 2019: John Wayne in ‘The Searchers’ and more," 30 Aug. 2019 That’s because most are tucked into shadowy crevices along the Continental Divide. — Justin Franz, Houston Chronicle, "Have Glacier National Park to yourself in the fall," 30 Aug. 2019 By showing Lai sitting in a dark warehouse with a red apple on his scalp, being pelted with incoming arrows fired by a shadowy figure. — Jenni Marsh, CNN, "Why pro-democracy troublemaker Jimmy Lai is the only Hong Kong multi-millionaire standing up to China," 27 Aug. 2019 The locker room itself is round, beneath a wood-slat ceiling intended as an homage to the shadowy ribbed rafters of Oracle Arena in Oakland. — John King, SFChronicle.com, "Chase Center has moment in media spotlight, mammoth scoreboard and all.," 26 Aug. 2019 The bathrooms, once the site of a barbershop, are believed to be haunted, too, with shadowy figures popping up in the mirrors and the smells of a barbershop wafting through the stalls. — Allyson Reedy, The Know, "Are these Colorado restaurants haunted? That depends on who you ask.," 23 Aug. 2019 The Nazis who held Paris during World War II were known for their extensive intelligence operations, but as Allied forces spread from the beaches of Normandy, the occupiers knew little of the shadowy insurrection building within the City of Light. — Elaine Ganley, BostonGlobe.com, "An invisible army set the stage for liberation of Paris from Nazis," 22 Aug. 2019 Now with the war over, fae refugees — fleeing the brutal persecution of a shadowy group called the Pact — are pouring into the Burgue, a sooty, crowded city that looks a lot like Victorian London, but with more goat-people. — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, "Amazon's Carnival Row is a big-budget nerd fantasy," 15 Aug. 2019 Alternatively, Veronica Mars puts a lot of effort into telling viewers Logan disappears for long periods of a time, without notice or explanation, for his shadowy naval job. — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, "Is That Beloved Veronica Mars Character Really Gone? Here’s Your Only Shred Of Hope," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shadowy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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