Poor and Shadow

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Poor adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.

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Shadow and poor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shadow" instead an adjective "Poor".

Nearby Words: poorly, poorness

Shadow noun - Partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays.

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Poor and shadow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Shadow".

Nearby Words: shade, shady, shadowy, shadowed, shadowing

He finds himself in the shadow (Though due to poor graphics, it looks more like he turns black) before a chunk of the base falls on him.

Source: Shadow of Impending Doom
In Macbeth, "Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player who struts and frets his hour upon the stage..." note 'Shadow' was another way of saying 'actor', as was player'.

Source: Leaning on the Fourth Wall
It shares the central premise of that novel: a poor orphan is educated by a mysterious benefactor, about whom she knows nothing except what his shadow looks like.

Source: Anime / My Daddy Long Legs

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