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Recent Examples of readability
Some complaints include poor text readability, confusion from blurred backgrounds, and even dizziness.
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Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
Websites today need to be built for machine-first readability, with humans second.
—Vin Sonpal, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Crafting an effective job listing requires preparation, specificity and readability.
—Kat Boogaard, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
This story has been lightly edited and condensed for readability.
—Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
This phone conversation was edited for length, clarity and readability.
—Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
Human English contains persistent, if subtle, linguistic patterns of variation and readability.
—Laura Aull, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
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
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
Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
Websites today need to be built for machine-first readability, with humans second.
—Vin Sonpal, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Crafting an effective job listing requires preparation, specificity and readability.
—Kat Boogaard, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
This story has been lightly edited and condensed for readability.
—Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
This phone conversation was edited for length, clarity and readability.
—Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
Human English contains persistent, if subtle, linguistic patterns of variation and readability.
—Laura Aull, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for readability
Noun
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Maps are scaled geographical projections, ensuring legibility and usefulness.—
Patty Heyda,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
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Just as the latter’s elegant cursive lines eschewed legibility for pure, drunken expression, the former’s Auto-Tuned vocals form only the contours of words.—
James Gui,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In contrast to this ribald directness, Kokopeli’s playsets feature characters who appear detached and disconnected.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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In most workplaces, uncertainty drains more energy than directness.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Mary Gaitskill is particularly good at this ideal combination of straightforwardness and pithiness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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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
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Your forthrightness will set the tone for future dates.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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There’s something both startling and seductive about such forthrightness.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Noun
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If wrestling is so watchable thanks to its intelligibility—every appearance, utterance, and movement is so extreme that the point of the story cannot be misinterpreted—then the same can be said of many scenarios in KUWTK.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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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
Noun
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Your openness to connect with an authority figure may be shut down today.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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But a growing number of college presidents are beginning to develop faculty institutes that train professors on how to create climates of openness that can absorb students’ discomfort and disagreement, as well as direct students to tackle real-world problems together.—
Rajiv Vinnakota,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Readability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readability. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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