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Shade vs. Shadow
Shade
/ʃeɪd/Examples:
A smart green and white cap shaded her eyes."Shades that go Perhaps the knot unloosing of their debt."And Grandma needs shade."
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Shadow
/ˈʃadəʊ/Examples:
Everything seemed hidden in shadows."They have been closely shadowed ever since the body was discovered."Shadows dart up and down, flurrying in and out of view.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Shade is often associated with a comfortable or pleasant relief from direct sunlight.
- A shadow is a dark shape that is created when an object blocks light.
- Shade can refer to an area or to the act of doing something to block sunlight, like shading a drawing.
- A shadow is specific to the outline or shape cast by the blocked light.
- You can be in the shade, but you stand in a shadow.
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