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
But police-reform advocates say the momentum for change after Floyd’s death has stalled — and in some cases reversed — as transparency by law-enforcement agencies across the Bay Area and the nation has steadily eroded.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
One year after the Eaton fire, west Altadena residents voice anger, concern and a call for transparency.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Amazon has sought to attract users to its service by offering speedy delivery and price transparency.
—Annie Palmer,annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Gillett resigned in September as chair of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority amid industry and some legislative complaints over her transparency, veracity and leadership style.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
One year after the Eaton fire, west Altadena residents voice anger, concern and a call for transparency.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Amazon has sought to attract users to its service by offering speedy delivery and price transparency.
—Annie Palmer,annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Gillett resigned in September as chair of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority amid industry and some legislative complaints over her transparency, veracity and leadership style.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transparency
Noun
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This interview has been edited for length and clarity.—
Hannah Howard,
Midwest Living,
15 Jan. 2026
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The pull toward explanation, footnotes, forcing a journalistic clarity in a literary piece that engages the politics that frame it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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To put its change in brightness into perspective, the brightest observed x-ray flare from Sagittarius A* happened in 2013, but that event had only 1 percent of the brightness of what the black hole may have emitted perhaps as recently as a few hundred years ago, Michail says.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
13 Jan. 2026
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This summer, the Lab was chock full of gear, with clever, innovative tests for everything from backpack comfort to headlamp brightness.—
Adam Trenkamp,
Outside,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Transparency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transparency. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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