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Recent Examples of opacity The latest example occurred on Thursday afternoon, when, after Masters finished his introduction, the questions about the City case continued — and so did the opacity. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025 His second wife, rich and vulgar, is the polar opposite of the first duchess’s distinction, just as Paracelsus’s elegant opacity is a better version of the paltry resident magician and alchemist whom the duke can afford. Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025 But check the venue's policies regarding water bottles—you may be limited to certain capacities or opacities. Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 8 Aug. 2025 For example, its AI platform can identify different types of plastics and sort them by color, clarity, and opacity, as well as by form, including lids, tubs, clamshells, cups and more. Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for opacity
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Noun
  • In reality, for decades Netanyahu has upheld Israel's policy of ambiguity.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Human creativity thrives in ambiguity and adaptive thinking.
    Sarat Chakravarthi, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These investments are inherently complex, involving limited liquidity, higher fees, and valuation opaqueness.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025

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“Opacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opacity. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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