1
as in luminous
giving off or reflecting much light
those lucid bands that spread across the arctic sky and are known as the northern lights
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as in stable
having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions
decided to make out her will while she was still lucid
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as in clear
not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation
tried to make his instructions as lucid as possible so that everyone would understand what to do
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Recent Examples of lucid
This year dropped me headfirst into a reality that feels more like lucid dreaming with a lighting rig.
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Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Castillo’s prose is luminous and lucid, balancing humor and emotion with wicked aplomb.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Sudden confusion or personality change One minute, your mom is lucid and chatty—the same as every other day.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Yet one report from the LA Fire HEALTH Study struck me as surprisingly lucid.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Castillo’s prose is luminous and lucid, balancing humor and emotion with wicked aplomb.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Sudden confusion or personality change One minute, your mom is lucid and chatty—the same as every other day.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Yet one report from the LA Fire HEALTH Study struck me as surprisingly lucid.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lucid
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Stays can include Day of the Dead workshops, such as Catrina face painting; a special menu on November 1, 2025; and a luminous procession through the mangroves.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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The formula works not just to lighten discoloration, but also to visibly shrink and smooth the look of spots for a more even, luminous complexion overall.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
18 Oct. 2025
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Plus, the rubber sole adds traction to keep you stable on wet or slippery surfaces.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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Research finds that building and maintaining stable, healthy relationships increases resilience and emotional wellbeing.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
29 Oct. 2025
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With no presumptive nominee or clear party leader after the 2024 presidential election loss, the Democratic field remains widely contested—a scenario that could reshape the party’s electoral strategy, policy direction and prospects for challenging Republican front-runners in upcoming races.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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For Moore, the answer was clear as day.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Blue Moon is both a modest movie and a dazzling, generous work.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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This image captures the Rubin Observatory beneath a dazzling sweep of the southern Milky Way galaxy, with the Large Magellanic Cloud glowing softly to the left.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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One commenter shared with OP that this behavior is normal and that kids can often switch their preference between parents.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Having never worked at a place that wasn’t a scam center, the more experienced among them came to see their jobs as normal.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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With its investments in AI infrastructure and obvious strengths on the power front, this is a country that is building out data centers and positioning itself as a hub for AI, entertainment, sports, finance, high-tech manufacturing and more.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The analyst pointed to Azure, Microsoft's cloud computing platform, as an obvious artificial intelligence beneficiary.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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In a surprising discovery, our team has detected glowing nickel vapor in the gas surrounding the incoming interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS at an extraordinary distance from the sun, where temperatures remain far too cold for metals to normally vaporize.—
Darryl Seligman,
Space.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Generally speaking, the worse a cop behaves, the more glowing his job evaluations.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Some geomyths, recounted orally over generations, are based on eyewitness experiences, while other accounts are grounded in a keen awareness of local terrains, plus rational and imaginative ideas about the powerful forces of nature.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Theorists could prove that this will not happen if bidders are rational.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Lucid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lucid. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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