translucent
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Under strong light, however, they become translucent with a grayish green hue.
From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026
Let them soften slowly, blooming until fragrant and slightly sweet, their edges translucent and relaxed.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026
“This very rare geologic feature of translucent petroleum has been filtered by nature,” the sign read.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
Her husband usually gets up early, meaning she’s often awakened by light escaping out of a door that is translucent or transparent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
It glinted in the sunlight, but still, it was thinner, more translucent than ever it had been before; in places it seemed as if it were made not of silver but of smoke.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing translucent
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