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translucent

[trans-loo-suhnt, tranz-] / trænsˈlu sənt, trænz- /


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"Glass eels are mesmerising, almost translucent - an adaptation to oceanic migration."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Bathroom doors that aren’t translucent so the person in there doesn’t wake up the other person sleeping in the room.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Begin with minced onion, cooked slowly in the rendered fat until fully softened and translucent.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Under strong light, however, they become translucent with a grayish green hue.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

She was not entirely translucent now, her black-and-white body nearly dense enough to obscure the world behind her.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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