Definition of TWILIGHT ZONE

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a twilight zone between war and peace He gets lost in the twilight zone of video games.

Recent Examples on the Web Oyamada, herself a former temp, envisions three young people demoted to the labor twilight zone by job insecurity. — Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine, "New Books," 16 Sep. 2019 This twilight zone is home to critical ecosystems like coral reefs that are home to the diverse fish species that maintain them. — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, "This Invention Helps Deep-Dwelling Fish Journey to the Surface," 5 June 2018 The phytoplankton themselves live above the twilight zone, residing in the sunlit upper ocean. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "NASA Is Stepping Into the Twilight Zone," 19 June 2018 One 2014 study estimates that the twilight zone—the region of ocean between 660 to 3,300 feet below the surface—is home to 10 times more fish than previously thought. — Brian J. Skerry, National Geographic, "Why Great White Sharks Hang Out in Warm Whirlpools," 19 June 2018 The twilight zone, also called the Mesopelagic zone, exists around 660 to 3300 feet below the surface. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "NASA Is Stepping Into the Twilight Zone," 19 June 2018 The whirlpools are created by intersecting oceanic currents that are slightly warmer than the surrounding waters, allowing heat to penetrate more deeply than usual into the twilight zone. — Brian J. Skerry, National Geographic, "Why Great White Sharks Hang Out in Warm Whirlpools," 19 June 2018 The pop singer takes a left turn into the twilight zone in a string of surreal new shorts and images posted overnight by her friend and collaborator, the Canadian filmmaker Petra Collins. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, "Selena Gomez Turns Scream Queen for Petra Collins' New Horror Film: Watch the Teaser," 21 June 2018 As novelist and essayist both, Robinson has always been something of an underwater archaeologist, diving into the twilight zones of memory to drag lost histories into the light. — Donovan Hohn, New York Times, "Democracy’s Fierce Defender," 9 Mar. 2018

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“Twilight zone.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twilight%20zone. Accessed 10 December 2019.