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translucent

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


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“This one is very powerful,” she told me before the session, holding up a translucent stick that she said she uses to cut unhealthy attachments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

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

From BBC • May 7, 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

The heavens are made out of aether, or quintessence, which is translucent and unchanging, neither hot nor cold, dry nor damp.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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