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as in shadows
a time or place of little or no light
strange noises were coming from the wooded umbra beyond our campfire
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as in shadow
partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays
during a solar eclipse observers located within the umbra experience a complete blocking of the sun by the moon
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Recent Examples of umbra
In a partial lunar eclipse, the moon sits partly inside the Earth’s shadow, also known as the umbra.
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Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024
In the case of a total lunar eclipse, the moon moves into the inner part of Earth’s shadow, or the umbra, which can turn the lunar surface a striking red for a few hours, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024
During a partial lunar eclipse, the moon passes through only part of the Earth's shadow, or umbra, entering into an imperfect alignment with the sun and Earth.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2024
The moon passes through a part of the Earth’s umbra without being entirely covered by the shadow.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024
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Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024
In the case of a total lunar eclipse, the moon moves into the inner part of Earth’s shadow, or the umbra, which can turn the lunar surface a striking red for a few hours, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024
During a partial lunar eclipse, the moon passes through only part of the Earth's shadow, or umbra, entering into an imperfect alignment with the sun and Earth.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2024
The moon passes through a part of the Earth’s umbra without being entirely covered by the shadow.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024
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Play the Sun In a perfect scenario, your decoys will be in the sun (so ducks can see them well) and your hide will be in the shadows.Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Then blitz a weakside linebacker who is lurking in the shadows.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
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Another almost fell to their death while the group was hiking after dark along a steep, forested hillside above Class V rapids.Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
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Zion finishes off the standard base trailer with a set of four bed lights for easily rummaging through cargo after dark and a rocker switch panel for those lights and available auxiliary and rock lights.New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
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The easiest way to play with berry makeup is to do so by tinting the lips in rich grape and raspberry shades.Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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Take cheddar, for instance — it can be found in both shades.Vox Staff, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024
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Finally, with a twist of the ambient magnetic field, tiny tornadoes swirl into existence, pirouetting in the darkness.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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Nighttime tornadoes are more than twice as deadly as daytime ones, research shows, since nocturnal tornadoes are difficult to spot in the darkness and those sleeping may not be aware danger is near.Robert Shackelford, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 40 people around the eastern city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley on Wednesday, according to the country’s health ministry, and at dusk more strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Shadow details are maintained while looking dark, and in one scene of a valley at dusk, the lights of houses twinkle brightly without showing any light bloom.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 31 Jan. 2023
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Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
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Instead of gentle concentric circles, gleaming finishes, or a mesmerizing light show, the ProArt P16 meets us with inky blackness.PCMAG, PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024
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The Mid-Credits Scene — the King in Black The central plot of The Last Dance revolves around Venom trying to stop the creator of the symbiotes, Knull (Andy Serkis), from escaping his celestial prison and returning all of existence to the Void, the blackness that predates the universe.Richard Newby, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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Rodgers, at the age of 40 and looking every bit like it this season, is clearly in the twilight of his career.Jesse Reed, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Instead, these locations experience polar twilight as their brightest periods during this season, which replaces their daylight.Cecilia Blomdahl, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Umbra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/umbra. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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