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Recent Examples of readability
Black inks for the same printers tend to have less obvious smearing than the color ink, and many smear just enough to see a smudge, without harming readability.
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PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
The stuff underneath is still visible, but readability is prioritized above translucency.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Concerns about readability, motion, and visual complexity echo the resistance that met iOS 7 more than a decade ago.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
While formatting is not a concern, structure and readability are.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The system that your paper had before this crappy format was easy to use, had better page readability, and could be read in record time.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
The stuff underneath is still visible, but readability is prioritized above translucency.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Concerns about readability, motion, and visual complexity echo the resistance that met iOS 7 more than a decade ago.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
While formatting is not a concern, structure and readability are.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The system that your paper had before this crappy format was easy to use, had better page readability, and could be read in record time.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for readability
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But under certain circumstances—when using some shades of gray as your background or an image that's dark in some areas but light in others—macOS will still draw an extremely subtle drop-shadow underneath the menu bar area to maintain legibility.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Due to the challenges in maintaining legibility and uniformity across these textures, only certain colors are viable.—
Matthew Catellier,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Pace was central to everything good about Forest, who were set up to hit opposition with explosive speed and directness on the counter-attack through players such as Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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In films like that, the cultural commentary comes more from metaphor than with the bluntness and directness of The Purge.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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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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For parents, the name of the game is forthrightness.—
Nona Han,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Everyone seems to symbolize something…but the oceanic flood of writing itself is always carrying them away, just beyond intelligibility.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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What starts as openness for feedback can end up as feelings of critique.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Lillard’s openness and willingness to help out a teenager, who Portland drafted out of high school in 2018 (24th overall), gave Simons an unusual opportunity to learn from one of the NBA’s best guards.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Readability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readability. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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