translucent

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Apple almost immediately introduced the bulbous and translucent iMac, a hit product that gave the company the necessary cash flow to survive until he could transform the entire business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 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

Bod could not see her, but there was an extra shadow beneath the hawthorn tree, and, as he approached it, the shadow resolved itself into something pearlescent and translucent in the early-morning light.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman