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

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

It's become a mini Ravinia or Red Rocks, with the crowd lining the slabs with their blankets.

— Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Guests can bring their own blankets, food and drinks (including alcoholic ones) before settling in for a movie under the stars.

— Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of blankets

Noun

Tech features also include a robust entertainment system and curtains and lights that can be controlled using remotes or the in-room smartphone.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
The chemicals provide flexibility and lubrication in a wide variety of products, including children’s toys, food storage containers, shower curtains, deodorants, hair gels and body lotions.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of curtains

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The Foos were also augmented by a choir decked out in multi-colored robes throughout the show.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026
By comparison, according to the study, the burial robes of King Sigismund III Vasa and Queen Constance of Habsburg, interred around the same time in Kraków in southern Poland, contain not a single pure gold thread.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of robes

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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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