as in clarity
the state or quality of being easily seen through
because of the transparency of the Caribbean waters, we could see sharks and tropical fish swimming 20 or 30 feet below the surface
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Recent Examples of transparency
To fight against the lack of transparency in the cosmetics supply chain, Elba gets involved at the ground level, partnering with smallholder farmers and cooperatives, meeting person to person.
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Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 9 May 2025
Real and lasting change will require collaboration across all county offices, including the treasurer’s office, to enhance transparency, fairness and equity in the assessment and appeals processes.
—George Cardenas, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
This emphasizes the transparency of the color difference.
—Allegra Isert, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2025
The incident serves as a reminder of cryptocurrency’s security paradox: while blockchain technology provides unprecedented transparency and security at the protocol level, individual wallet security remains vulnerable to various attack vectors, including social engineering, phishing, and malware.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 9 May 2025
Real and lasting change will require collaboration across all county offices, including the treasurer’s office, to enhance transparency, fairness and equity in the assessment and appeals processes.
—George Cardenas, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
This emphasizes the transparency of the color difference.
—Allegra Isert, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2025
The incident serves as a reminder of cryptocurrency’s security paradox: while blockchain technology provides unprecedented transparency and security at the protocol level, individual wallet security remains vulnerable to various attack vectors, including social engineering, phishing, and malware.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transparency
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With increasing adoption in legal, compliance and healthcare, Claude is emerging as the ethical AI of choice — especially where clarity, not creativity, wins the day.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The world must embrace Pope Francis' moral clarity This year marks 110 years since the 1915 genocide of the Armenians, Assyrians/Syriacs/Chaldeans, Yazidis, Greeks, and Maronites of the Ottoman Empire.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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That’s about the same brightness as Polaris, the North Star, the 48th brightest star in the night sky.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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The large 27-inch screen has a dreamy 5K resolution—an uncommon combo, hence the steep price—and hits 600 nits of brightness.—
Brenda Stolyar,
Wired News,
9 May 2025
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“Transparency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transparency. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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