as in translucent
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Adjective
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In reality, the characters are on a soundstage in the Canary Islands in a space crafted by production designer Denise Pizzini using translucent panels and Styrofoam blocks.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2026 -
There's also a chunky sea star called the Atheraster umbo, and a translucent worm called the Laetmonice murrayae.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Follow that up with a coat of protective finish, such as General Finishes Outdoor Oil, or a semitransparent exterior stain.—
Daniel Modlin,
Architectural Digest,
5 Mar. 2026
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Or the hundreds of husks left on the ground, brown, semitransparent, upholding the shape of the life that had once been but was now gone?—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That spirit is exemplified by Ford, a gregarious hostess who moves through the various groupings of women in a diaphanous full-length blue dress, introducing Godfred to a group of attendees and hugging both first-timers and her OGs enthusiastically.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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The diaphanous music of Lana Del Rey, though, never sounds bogged down by the anxiety of influence.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Even compared to 2023’s excellent Alive People, the mood is light, the pace is slow, and her reflections are lucid to the point of being haikuesque.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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There’s a lucid rebellion bubbling within the walls of Broadway’s Studio 54 theater, the kind that transcends space, time, and earthly norms.—
Gianluca Russo,
Allure,
5 June 2026
Adjective
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The Emmys’ producers passing up on even the slightest possibility of a Werner Herzog acceptance speech is sheer lunacy.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
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For a few weeks, concerns about skyrocketing housing costs and gentrification, brought on by the city’s increasing popularity as a place to settle down, are taking a back seat to the sheer fun of international soccer.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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“Semitranslucent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semitranslucent. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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