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the state or quality of being easily seen through the translucency of a wine is easier to appreciate if it is served in uncolored glasses, preferably of fine crystal

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Recent Examples of translucency For privacy, the windows switch to opaque at the push of a button, offering a sliding scale of translucency settings in between. New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2024 Once researchers wash off the dye, the mice lost their translucency and the dye is excreted through urine, according to the university site's description of the study. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024 With light-medium to medium-full coverage, the pigments are suspended within the balmy base for a translucency that allows light through yet diffuses discoloration—like looking through multiple layers of mesh. Katie Becker, Vogue, 4 May 2024 As Harry Caul’s surname suggests, there’s something newborn and blank about him, an idea that’s echoed in the strange, membrane-like translucency of his raincoat. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for translucency
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Noun
  • Tens of thousands of abrupt firings of federal workers lacked transparency and explanations, sparked a backlash, and led to reversals by DOGE itself and the courts.
    Leonard Gilroy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
  • Becoming a public company is significant in terms of enhancing trust, transparency, and accountability.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • This month will be a great time to focus on moving forward with a sense of clarity and peace and aligning with the right people, places, and things by the end of April.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 June 2025
  • Designed to offer clarity and a rich audio performance, the Knight IEMs are fitted with a dual-magnet, dynamic 10mm driver in each earpiece.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • This is enough brightness, potentially, to leave the M2 Pro watchable in rooms that aren’t completely blacked out – another handy lifestyle touch.
    John Archer, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • This contrasts with a more standard black hole that typically acquires its material and energy unpredictably, resulting in irregular brightness fluctuations.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2025

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“Translucency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translucency. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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