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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.
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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.
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The New Yorker,
17 Sep. 2021
The outer movements mixed thoughtful vigor with pellucid lyricism.
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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.
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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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Beside the dessert sat a crystal coupe overflowing with Caramelized Shallot Dip from Every Leaf, Every Stem.
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Teigen shared several photos from the trip on Instagram, including one picture of Legend holding their two oldest kids, Luna and Miles, in the crystal blue pool.
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This contrasts sharply with Ben Bernanke's transparent regime, which established explicit inflation targets and regular communication to enhance predictability and anchor expectations.
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Companies can prepare workers through reskilling, but also by being transparent in changes that may happen to labor as a result of automation, both for better and for worse.
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Emergency crews continue to assess the situation in different parts of the country, while authorities are expected to provide a clearer picture in the coming hours regarding material damage, injuries and possible fatalities.
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There’s clear evidence that some of the links between larger climate patterns in the atmosphere are being altered by climate change, Trenberth said.
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Economists’ dream of a highly liquid marketplace for information has, in some form, come true – with some asterisks.
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Switch to Liquid Soap The easiest change is to switch from bar soap to a liquid or gel body wash.
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The lush gardens, manicured but also a touch sauvage, have plenty of recliners, and a crystalline pool just begs for a quick dip.
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The volume of crystalline API needed to dose 450 million patients with the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine would fill just two milk gallon jugs, Asparouhov said.
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The magic act of Okri’s writing is his ability to maintain ambiguity while always keeping his language limpid and direct.
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Mostly, however, Gee’s sophisticated, stealthily moving film folds any bursts of emotion into its exquisitely dark shadows, letting Evans’ limpid but heartsore music do most of the weeping.
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“Pellucid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pellucid. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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