translucent
Example Sentences
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"Glass eels are mesmerising, almost translucent - an adaptation to oceanic migration."
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Under strong light, however, they become translucent with a grayish green hue.
From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026
This is not the moment to rush; most good soups start quietly, with onions turning translucent or spices warming until they smell like themselves.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026
“This very rare geologic feature of translucent petroleum has been filtered by nature,” the sign read.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
There was cold salad and clear soup, with translucent mushrooms floating within the broth in cloudlike clusters.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
Vocabulary lists containing translucent
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