Thesaurus results for PENUMBRAE

penumbrae

noun

variants or penumbras

plural of penumbra

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

The researchers now plan to explore smart, multifunctional cloaks capable of masking objects that produce their own heat.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 July 2026
Just running around wearing cloaks, slinking into and out of castles, slicing the throats of all who cross her.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 27 July 2026

Definition of cloaks

Noun

Swappable kiltie lace shrouds offer the choice of the same three flavors, as does an assortment of laces that adds a chocolate chip-like pattern as a forth option.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
The novel invites and shrouds and protects, then presses on him for years in recollection, worrying the edges of imagination.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of shrouds

Noun

Their heads are covered in waist-length teal veils, and black canvas work aprons cover their gray habits.

— Adora Namigadde, NPR, 23 July 2026
With diagnostic precision, shifting baseline syndrome puts a name on something that most of us have experienced—the ways in which the fog of forgetting veils experience.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of veils

Noun

Summer is finally nearing its end, though the high temperatures linger, making any thought of hot chocolate and curling up in blankets on the couch dangerous.

— Brenda Looper, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Built for polar exploration, this vessel features a cozy alpine-meets-the-sea vibe, with faux-fur pillows, plush blankets for staying warm and three fireplaces with dancing water vapor flames.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of blankets

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Connecting all the spaces are fluid, linear patterns on rugs, cushions, notebooks, and curtains, all by design company Backhausen, a key player in the Wiener Jugendstil (that’s Art Nouveau to you) movement of the early 20th century.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
The most direct translation of a passage from a Drexler painting comes in the form of a green floral dress that Drexler used for a couch and curtains in Night Visitors (1988).

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of curtains

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Days before the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art officially opens, protesters from the Fair Games Coalition — wearing Jedi robes and Jar Jar Binks masks and carrying lightsabers — rallied together outside the new museum.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Bathrooms have soaking tubs and separate shower areas, rainforest shower heads, lighted make-up mirrors, and plush robes.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of robes

Noun

Stores couldn’t keep toilet paper, masks or hand sanitizer on shelves.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Days before the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art officially opens, protesters from the Fair Games Coalition — wearing Jedi robes and Jar Jar Binks masks and carrying lightsabers — rallied together outside the new museum.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of masks

Noun

Planets with relatively smaller cores, and therefore relatively thicker mantles, also had better luck on the atmospheric retention front.

— Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 21 July 2026
To my knowledge, Carney’s creator is neither crook nor salesman, but Whitehead can lay claim to those other two mantles.

— Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

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