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SHADOWBOXING
Definition of SHADOWBOXING
noun
A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.
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Other senses
SHADOWBOXING carries 2 further meanings.
verb
Present participle of shadowbox.
noun
sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training)
Where it comes from
From shadow + boxing.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SOLO · 6 relatives in the game
SHADOWBOXING in a sentence
“His shadowboxing is an attempt to portray himself as acting IN SUPPORT OF KEEPING MUHLENBERG OPEN, which is about as far from the facts as you can get -- given his setting up a task force to make preparations for shutting down the hospital.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHADOWBOXING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 90 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHADOWBOXING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ABDGHINOOSWX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start SHADOWBO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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