variants
or penumbras
as in cloaks
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
a penumbra of despair fell over the doomed city
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Noun
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There, on opening night in August 1912, an audience in aigrettes and opera cloaks had watched, electrified, as Vaslav Nijinsky danced The Spectre of the Rose with the Ballets Russes.—
Leslie Camhi,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025 -
While invisibility cloaks are a gee-whiz application, metamaterials now offer real-world commercial applications such as new antenna technologies for mobile phones.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Dec. 2018
Noun
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Some wear kittles, white burial shrouds, to signify repentance, according to History.—
Krys'tal Griffin,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Smoke from western wildfires shrouds downtown buildings with the Cheyenne Mountain in the background on August 12 in Colorado Springs.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The launch produced a bright, silver-white plume that changed into colorful veils as the sun illuminated the high exhaust at about 70-110 km (45-70 miles).—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Hidden within veils of gas and dust lies the brilliant heart of Messier 82 (M82), better known as the Cigar Galaxy.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Plus, they’re made of a far softer, cozier fabric than the threadbare fleece blankets airlines typically provide.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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Cozy fall blankets tie everything together and provide warmth for chilly autumn nights.—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Firefighters need basic quality-of-life amenities like mattresses, furniture, blackout curtains and barbecue grills, said Merritt Dyke, the president of Fifty for the Future, during a news conference held at Little Rock's Central Fire Station on South Chester Street.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Oct. 2025
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Toile brings English cottage charm to any space, and these curtains are no exception.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Penumbrae.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penumbrae. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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