semitranslucent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for semitranslucent
Adjective
  • Bamboo Leaf Shoji Designed by Seido Iwata, the first head of Sekiso School of Ikebana, a paper sliding door, called shoji in Japanese, shows the silhouette of bamboo leaves gently swaying outside the window on the translucent washi paper.
    Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Some facilities also use translucent roofs on growing warehouses.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Its pedal, or the main part of its body, is semitransparent, flat and disc-like, researchers said.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
  • The semitransparent nail trend is distinct in its high-gloss finish and gel-like surface that looks almost like a juicy, shiny lip gloss for your nails.
    Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • Do not those diaphanous wings impede their ability to pursue prey underwater?
    Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2025
  • The singer signed autographs in a diaphanous black Ludovic de Saint Sernin dress, an interpretation of the opening look from spring 2025.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Floating somewhere between lucid dreams and nightmares, Desde el Coma feels like waking up gasping for air — a kaleidoscope of bruises, chaos, and resurrection.
    Natalia Cano, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Joseph Mitchell was at once the most lucid and the most mysterious of the great mid-century New Yorker writers.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Cane Corsos, an ancient Italian mastiff breed, are renowned for their sheer size and protective instincts.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Film studios have long struggled to make adaptations of video games that please critics and audiences, and some critics have suggested video games are tough to adapt because the sheer volume of gaming content has to be condensed to fit the length of a movie.
    Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Semitranslucent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semitranslucent. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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