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Recent Examples of semitransparent
Its pedal, or the main part of its body, is semitransparent, flat and disc-like, researchers said.
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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
Roccat Kone Pro Air Gaming Mouse for $30 ($50 off)
With an ultralight design that features a semitransparent lighting scheme, this mouse is gorgeous, and its buttons are unbelievably snappy.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
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
The company is now manufacturing over 5,500 square meters of semitransparent photovoltaic glass for what Beltrán says will be the world’s largest photovoltaic skylight.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2018
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
Roccat Kone Pro Air Gaming Mouse for $30 ($50 off)
With an ultralight design that features a semitransparent lighting scheme, this mouse is gorgeous, and its buttons are unbelievably snappy.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
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
The company is now manufacturing over 5,500 square meters of semitransparent photovoltaic glass for what Beltrán says will be the world’s largest photovoltaic skylight.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semitransparent
Adjective
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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
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Some facilities also use translucent roofs on growing warehouses.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Seeing the works in person, one is struck by the elaborate Art Nouveau–style frames that form substantial prosceniums for these diaphanous tableaux.—
Elizabeth Mangini,
Artforum,
1 Sep. 2025
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Sure, the diaphanous look isn’t exactly suitable for dropping temps, but its dark palette and witchy energy befit a funeral for summer 2025, and a look ahead to the fall months.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Semitransparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semitransparent. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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