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Recent Examples of translucence Carrying over the translucence, the Xbox Design Lab has been updated for Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 devices with similarly see-through options, in addition to some iridescent Chroma d-pads—which look like old-school POG slammers to me—to choose from. Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 Cappellini’s Luce tables transfix with their translucence. Evan Benn, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 Notable for their saucer-like shape, translucence and thin, trailing tentacles, jellyfish can be visually mesmerizing. Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2023 There's a bit of translucence on the edges of the fire people. Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for translucence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for translucence
Noun
  • Lawmakers are now debating House Bill 1147, a bill that would bring consistency, fairness, and transparency to a process that desperately needs it.
    Jay Fisher, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
  • This lack of transparency left room to doubt the report’s accuracy.
    Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Fox News' Bartiromo asked the president whether the uncertainty over tariffs — which many economist say is causing stocks to slump — will continue or if there will be clarity for businesses.
    Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Regulatory Challenges Remain The model faces regulatory headwinds, particularly in the US where clarity around stablecoin regulation has yet to be established.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Apple already tunes its IPS panels to draw more color coverage and brightness out of them than usual, so imagine what OLED could do married to the MacBook Air’s color coverage and its True Tone color-temperature-adjustment feature.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
  • There's a lot of brightness, but there's a lot of darkness.
    Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Why Choose Porcelain? Dishes that are made of porcelain tend to have a more delicate look than other ceramics, partially because of their translucency.
    Katie Akin, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Scruton did camera tests with a number of different fabrics, but few had the proper amount of translucency that would keep the structure itself visible.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024

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“Translucence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translucence. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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