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 Despite this, Balaji’s family has continued to dispute the suicide finding, alleging investigative lapses, possible deleted or missing surveillance footage, and a lack of transparency from officials. Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025 While Germany and greater Europe still grapple with issues of citizenship and nationalism, the building reminds its visitors of a painful past while simultaneously bringing to mind post-Cold War aspirations for political transparency and unity. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 Sep. 2025 Apple says AirPods Pro 3 will last up to eight hours while listening to music with ANC, and up to 10 hours in transparency with the hearing aid mode enabled. Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2025 President Trump and the Republican Party has been calling for transparency for years—and now delivering on it with thousands of pages of documents. Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for transparency
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Noun
  • This transcript was automatically generated, and then edited for clarity in its current form.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of clarity and professionalism, the focus is on hype.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Users can choose between two different brightness levels and adjust the angle of the light and the solar panel for customized preferences.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Govee has refined the software from previous models to improve the brightness and color accuracy, and the lights are more durable now.
    Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Transparency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transparency. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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