as in transparent
not easily seen through but allowing light to pass through
Frosted glass is translucent. translucent gemstones
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Recent Examples of translucent
If shimmer’s not your vibe, opt for the translucent Clear Glass shade; for a touch of twinkle, reach for the opulent Glassy Pink Opal, a rosy gold.
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Working inside the glass only, spray a light layer of metallic gold paint over the water beads, leaving the glass slightly translucent.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
Its walls were white—the color of purity—and the interior was brightly illuminated by eight hundred triangular windows of translucent white glass.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Branding keeps up the monochrome look, while the outsole is rendered in a translucent blue rubber.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2025
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Working inside the glass only, spray a light layer of metallic gold paint over the water beads, leaving the glass slightly translucent.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
Its walls were white—the color of purity—and the interior was brightly illuminated by eight hundred triangular windows of translucent white glass.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Branding keeps up the monochrome look, while the outsole is rendered in a translucent blue rubber.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for translucent
Adjective
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Runge advises patients to ask how AI tools are being used in their care, choose providers who are transparent, and expect bedside empathy alongside cutting-edge diagnostics.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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In this way, cosmic dust behaves as a very efficient absorber of visible light, is only lightly absorbed by near-infrared light, and is practically perfectly transparent to mid-infrared (and longer) wavelengths of light.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Gone is the time when your only options were liquid or powder, full or light coverage.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Enterprise capital, which is a central focus of our nonprofit, Capitalize Good, is unrestricted, multiyear funding that increases liquid net assets and provides financial stability, giving nonprofits the ability to rapidly pivot, advocate and sustain operations during times of uncertainty.—
Andrea Levere,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The two areas are linked in delightfully indulgent ways, including a darkly glamorous corridor swagged with flower chandeliers and a giant eye behind the bar, with crystal eyelashes.—
Sarah Turner,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Even the transition between floors is theatrical, with a crystal elevator that offers shifting vistas of the bay.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Translucent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translucent. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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