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as in crystal
easily seen through
the pellucid waters that lap upon that island's beaches
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as in transparent
not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation
her poetry has a pellucid simplicity that betrays none of the sweat that went into writing it
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Recent Examples of pellucid
As in all his books and essays, Brown’s prose is pellucid, meditative, courteous.
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Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
Later, his industry and his pellucid style gave him other successes, as a writer of slice-of-life novels, an idiosyncratic left-wing polemicist, and a public explainer.
—Stephanie Burt, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2022
The dish is traditionally served cold, but the CheLi chef Wang Lin Qun’s version is pleasantly warm, allowing the pellucid skin to caramelize into an ambrosial crunch.
—The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2021
The outer movements mixed thoughtful vigor with pellucid lyricism.
—BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2021
To reach the restoration site where this crew is working, Silver traversed a realm of perfection: cool, pellucid pools and side channels of Elk Creek, a tributary of the Hoh.
—Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times, 27 May 2018
Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
Later, his industry and his pellucid style gave him other successes, as a writer of slice-of-life novels, an idiosyncratic left-wing polemicist, and a public explainer.
—Stephanie Burt, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2022
The dish is traditionally served cold, but the CheLi chef Wang Lin Qun’s version is pleasantly warm, allowing the pellucid skin to caramelize into an ambrosial crunch.
—The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2021
The outer movements mixed thoughtful vigor with pellucid lyricism.
—BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2021
To reach the restoration site where this crew is working, Silver traversed a realm of perfection: cool, pellucid pools and side channels of Elk Creek, a tributary of the Hoh.
—Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times, 27 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pellucid
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The Die My Love actress stunned in a custom naked dress from Givenchy while the Kylie Cosmetics founder dazzled in a crystal gown by Ashi Studio that took 300 hours to make.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
12 Jan. 2026
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Christian Cowan’s crystal T-shirt dress, made in collaboration with designer Elias Matso as the finale look in his Spring-Summer 2026 show, became a sensation when actress and cultural lightning rod Sydney Sweeney wore it to a Variety party in late October.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
22 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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This stainless steel version from Bakpoco is leakproof, with a transparent, food-grade silicone lid that is BPA-, lead-, and plastic-free, and easy to clean, too.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2026
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In December 2025, researchers in South Korea claimed to have developed transparent solar windows that generate electricity during the day from sunlight and at night from indoor lighting.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Jan. 2026
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The answer became partly clear when a series of leaks known as the Congo Hold‑Up showed that Joseph Kabila Kabange, the former president, and his entourage had used a bank called BGFI to siphon at least $138 million from the country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Despite this, the particles still form interference patterns, a clear sign of wave-like behavior.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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After a train derailment involving a truck containing liquid propane, 51 is forced to fight the fire all by its lonesome — and with a low water supply, no less.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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Use an organic liquid fertilizer monthly during the growing season, and increase to bi-weekly applications once the strawberry flowers begin to appear.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Researchers reported the experimental realization of single-crystalline θ-phase tantalum nitride (θ-TaN), a metastable transition metal nitride predicted to overcome this limitation.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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After all, Snow Falling on Cedars is constituted of dense and mellifluous prose, whereas Evelyn in Transit—to borrow phrasing from its publisher’s marketing language—is a crystalline novel written in a spare, precise style.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
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Howard’s book—meticulous, limpid, elegant, and historically alert, a literary biography more than a life—touches on most of these people.—
Vince Passaro,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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His eyes were limpid, faraway, flooded with tears, his gaze beatific.—
Helen Molesworth,
Artforum,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Pellucid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pellucid. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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