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translucent

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


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"I love, love, love, love, love this toner," she says, as she rubs the translucent liquid into her skin.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 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

The upper sole is made of a nearly translucent fabric inspired by the material used in kites.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Sauté them together until the pancetta renders and lightly crisps, the onions turning translucent and sweet at the edges.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

That’s the principal trick of Congolese cooking: rubbing two leaves together to give color and taste to another day’s translucent, nutritionally blank ball of manioc.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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