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Recent Examples of semitransparent
Follow that up with a coat of protective finish, such as General Finishes Outdoor Oil, or a semitransparent exterior stain.
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Daniel Modlin, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 2026
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
New images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope reveal what looks eerily like a brain floating in space and housed inside a semitransparent skull.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
These devices use semitransparent fluorescent glass that absorbs part of the sunlight, emits light, and directs it to solar cells placed on the edges for power generation.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
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
The music video sees Lovato strutting down a hectic street in a pink and white Prada ensemble and a pair of the Italian footwear designer’s popular semitransparent Metropolis sandals, as confirmed by her stylist Chris Horan.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
And in urban centers around the world, semitransparent solar coatings could be wrapped around skyscrapers and other building facades.
—Varun Sivaram, IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2019
Daniel Modlin, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 2026
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
New images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope reveal what looks eerily like a brain floating in space and housed inside a semitransparent skull.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
These devices use semitransparent fluorescent glass that absorbs part of the sunlight, emits light, and directs it to solar cells placed on the edges for power generation.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
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
The music video sees Lovato strutting down a hectic street in a pink and white Prada ensemble and a pair of the Italian footwear designer’s popular semitransparent Metropolis sandals, as confirmed by her stylist Chris Horan.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
And in urban centers around the world, semitransparent solar coatings could be wrapped around skyscrapers and other building facades.
—Varun Sivaram, IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semitransparent
Adjective
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There, thousands of translucent orbs smaller than peas bob in the water column below the fishing dock.—
Marlowe Starling,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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When shopping, look for fillets that are moist and translucent, with no drying or browning at the edges.—
Linda Gassenheimer,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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At the bottom of Hudson’s statuesque column dress, the same artistic landscape was embroidered onto semi-sheer black material, giving the floor-grazing hemline a diaphanous effect and showing off a glimpse of her towering stilettos.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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In front of the Louvre Pyramid, Eileen Gu stepped out this week wearing a set of diaphanous wings — a fitting ensemble for an Olympic athlete whose sport sends her airborne.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Semitransparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semitransparent. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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