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refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father''s shadow" make appear small by comparison; "This year''s debt dwarves that of last year" follow, usually without the person''s knowledge; "The police are shadowing her" shade within clear boundaries a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father" cast a shadow over an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother''s shadow" a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness" a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness" an indication that something has been present; "there wasn''t a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" |
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