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Recent Examples of readability
Human English contains persistent, if subtle, linguistic patterns of variation and readability.
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Laura Aull, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
The Six-inch diameter elevated platform can hold a mixing bowl or container while still allowing for readability of the display.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Mar. 2026
The screen showed no reflections to disrupt my photos, and its readability was superb in this setting.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
This technique lets groups look at moving patterns, customer alerts and aggressive actions with advanced readability and consistency.
—Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
The new research did not account for mechanical stress or corrosion as part of longevity testing, and both are likely to affect the readability of the data over a long time.
—Damien Pine, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
Columns blend creativity and readability with solid, on-topic writing.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 6 Feb. 2026
The center screen is handsomely integrated well below your road-facing sightline, and slightly canted toward the driver for exceptional readability.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 21 Jan. 2026
More specifically, Ferroux wants to raise the perception of the elegant brand — improve its clarity and readability.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
Laura Aull, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
The Six-inch diameter elevated platform can hold a mixing bowl or container while still allowing for readability of the display.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Mar. 2026
The screen showed no reflections to disrupt my photos, and its readability was superb in this setting.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
This technique lets groups look at moving patterns, customer alerts and aggressive actions with advanced readability and consistency.
—Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
The new research did not account for mechanical stress or corrosion as part of longevity testing, and both are likely to affect the readability of the data over a long time.
—Damien Pine, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
Columns blend creativity and readability with solid, on-topic writing.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 6 Feb. 2026
The center screen is handsomely integrated well below your road-facing sightline, and slightly canted toward the driver for exceptional readability.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 21 Jan. 2026
More specifically, Ferroux wants to raise the perception of the elegant brand — improve its clarity and readability.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for readability
Noun
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The dial is all about legibility, with white markings over a black surface, including a larger-than-usual tachymeter scale printed on one of the deepest flanges in the business.—
Carol Besler,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
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Gehry was not immune to the pressure toward legibility.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The line is more powerful for its sober, clear-eyed directness.—
Aimee Cliff,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
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The directness with which the camera meets the eyes of the film’s subjects suggests compassion for their disfigurement and isolation (indeed, Farrokhzad adopted a boy from the colony), but there are no interviews.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mary Gaitskill is particularly good at this ideal combination of straightforwardness and pithiness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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Her question, in Lipe-Smith’s inquisitive piccolo of a voice, is heartbreaking in its blend of straightforwardness and desperate desire, as is her mother’s wavering response.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fortune spoke with six people who have invested in Anthropic to get a sense of how this key constituency is feeling about the situation, and found that opinions were not unified despite the company’s longstanding forthrightness about its values.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
5 Mar. 2026
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WalletHub has studied deferred interest since 2012, periodically flagging retailers that offer the loans and rating their financing offers on transparency and forthrightness.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
28 Nov. 2025
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Much of it was lost to the audience, since reverberant amplification gave heroic heft to Blanchett’s voice at the cost of intelligibility.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Speaking of clarity, these new headphones have been designed by Sennheiser’s in-house acoustics team and are tuned for vocal intelligibility, while still providing plenty of bass response.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But after helping lead UConn to the 2025 NCAA championship in her first season, Strong returned to campus as a sophomore with a different openness about her.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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There’s no need for elaborate, high-tech designs, only a sensitivity to ventilation, shade, openness, and materials that feel rooted in local life.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Readability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readability. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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