readability

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Recent Examples of readability The Six-inch diameter elevated platform can hold a mixing bowl or container while still allowing for readability of the display. Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Mar. 2026 The screen showed no reflections to disrupt my photos, and its readability was superb in this setting. Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026 This technique lets groups look at moving patterns, customer alerts and aggressive actions with advanced readability and consistency. Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026 The new research did not account for mechanical stress or corrosion as part of longevity testing, and both are likely to affect the readability of the data over a long time. Damien Pine, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026 Columns blend creativity and readability with solid, on-topic writing. Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 6 Feb. 2026 The center screen is handsomely integrated well below your road-facing sightline, and slightly canted toward the driver for exceptional readability. Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 21 Jan. 2026 More specifically, Ferroux wants to raise the perception of the elegant brand — improve its clarity and readability. Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026 The average privacy policy readability scored at a 12th-grade level, even though research shows that the average reading level of older adults is at an 8th-grade level. Suleiman Saka, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for readability
Noun
  • For titles that aren't verified for the Steam Deck but want that status on the Steam Machine, Valve won't check UI legibility or guarantee performance at any resolutions outside 1080p.
    Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
  • That reversed aesthetic increases legibility, according to the Swiss watchmaker.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Mangiapane appreciates the coach’s directness.
    Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • That directness takes a distinct form in each artist’s practice.
    Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Mary Gaitskill is particularly good at this ideal combination of straightforwardness and pithiness.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Her question, in Lipe-Smith’s inquisitive piccolo of a voice, is heartbreaking in its blend of straightforwardness and desperate desire, as is her mother’s wavering response.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Fortune spoke with six people who have invested in Anthropic to get a sense of how this key constituency is feeling about the situation, and found that opinions were not unified despite the company’s longstanding forthrightness about its values.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • WalletHub has studied deferred interest since 2012, periodically flagging retailers that offer the loans and rating their financing offers on transparency and forthrightness.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Much of it was lost to the audience, since reverberant amplification gave heroic heft to Blanchett’s voice at the cost of intelligibility.
    Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Speaking of clarity, these new headphones have been designed by Sennheiser’s in-house acoustics team and are tuned for vocal intelligibility, while still providing plenty of bass response.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But did the openness of the Israeli government to talking about their aims in the West Bank change?
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
  • But the mindset that built success—adaptability, openness and a willingness to embrace uncertainty—remains the antidote.
    Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026

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“Readability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readability. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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