penumbra

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A lunar eclipse happens when the Moon passes through the outer region of the Earth's shadow called the penumbra.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

But the Earth also casts a wider, and lighter, shadow, called the penumbra, which extends away from the planet at an angle.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2024

Puede ser que en REM, esta penumbra entre la conciencia despierta y el inconsciente, ensayemos lo posible en lo real.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

His non-adult fiction occupies a penumbra between “not really classics” and “better than most of the crap pushed at kids.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023

The late afternoon sun was behind his back, so that he glowed at the edges — shadow, penumbra.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen