in the shadow of
idiom
1
: very close to
a town located in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains
2
: in a position of being unnoticed because all the attention is given to someone else
She grew up in the shadow of her very popular sister.
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Once bustling with city employees — and residents needing city services — these few blocks lying in the shadow of City Hall have been made desolate by telecommuting options and online access to municipal departments.
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Instead of forcing the Titans to punt in the shadow of their own goal post, Metellus misplayed a ball in the air, and Levis found receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine for a 98-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to 16-10.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 17 Nov. 2024
Nestled in the shadow of the Alps in northern Italy is Turin, home of the View Conference.
—Terry Flores, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
In their 2008 white paper, released in the shadow of a global financial meltdown, Satoshi sketched a vision for a new electronic cash and peer-to-peer payment system that would cut out money-grubbing financial intermediaries.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Instead of forcing the Titans to punt in the shadow of their own goal post, Metellus misplayed a ball in the air, and Levis found receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine for a 98-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to 16-10.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 17 Nov. 2024
Nestled in the shadow of the Alps in northern Italy is Turin, home of the View Conference.
—Terry Flores, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
In their 2008 white paper, released in the shadow of a global financial meltdown, Satoshi sketched a vision for a new electronic cash and peer-to-peer payment system that would cut out money-grubbing financial intermediaries.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
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“In the shadow of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20shadow%20of. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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