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Recent Examples of penumbra Sixth contact is when the moon leaves the penumbra and the eclipse is officially over. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025 The moon will enter the outer part of the Earth’s shadow, called the penumbra. Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 8 Mar. 2025 There's a large fuzzy outer shadow, called the penumbra, and a much smaller, darker central shadow, the umbra. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2025 The eclipse begins with the penumbral phase, when the moon enters Earth's outer shadow, called the penumbra. William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for penumbra
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Noun
  • The blacks of suits and the whites of shirts and balloons look accurate and generally show strong detail in most shots, though the former can appear washed-out or lose a bit of shadow detail to muddiness depending on the shot.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 18 July 2025
  • Now, that shadow figures to be dispersed sooner than later by the suspension.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • Not only that, but Katie Gaudreau’s veil featured custom messages in her brothers’ handwriting.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
  • The post also pulled back the veil, if only slightly, on the complex and secretive process federal officials use to determine who belongs on terrorism watch lists that can influence decisions every day by employers, airport security and law enforcement.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • And plenty of creatures have evolved behaviors that take advantage of their environment—rolling around in dirt or mud, simply retreating into the shade.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 July 2025
  • Dense shrubs and heavy shade from trees also provide a cool respite for mosquitoes.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • By June 2009, the boys — now men — had been released from prison and had their charges dismissed while a shroud of mystery remained over what happened that December night in 1991.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 17 July 2025
  • Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to study the dusty shrouds that envelope dying stars.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • That experience includes a few minutes of weightlessness and great views of Earth against the blackness of space, from an altitude of more than 62 miles (100 kilometers).
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 July 2025
  • The Atacama Desert is known for the inky blackness of its nights, and is considered one of the best on Earth for stargazing.
    Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • The parade is built to shine in the cloak of darkness, with an untold number of lighting effects.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2025
  • The Shaun of the Dead actor, 53, was photographed in Hagrid's signature cloak and billowing hair and beard as production officially commences at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in England.
    EW.com, EW.com, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • The Roman Forum at dusk—that was the monumental setting for Dolce & Gabbana’s Alta Moda show tonight.
    Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 15 July 2025
  • Look for egg masses on trees and outdoor plants, especially at dusk or at night when the insects tend to gather in large groups on trunks and stems.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Taken as a whole, these and other anti-merger tactics undermined due process and cast a pall over economically beneficial M&A. Pre-Biden Merger Policy Restored New FTC and DOJ Trump Administration leaders have public publicly committed to rolling back the Biden anti-merger agenda.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Roving teams of federal immigration agents have cast a pall of fear across many of the region’s communities.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025

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“Penumbra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penumbra. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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