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Recent Examples of readability
Black inks for the same printers tend to have less obvious smearing than the color ink, and many smear just enough to see a smudge, without harming readability.
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PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
The stuff underneath is still visible, but readability is prioritized above translucency.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Concerns about readability, motion, and visual complexity echo the resistance that met iOS 7 more than a decade ago.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
While formatting is not a concern, structure and readability are.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The system that your paper had before this crappy format was easy to use, had better page readability, and could be read in record time.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for readability
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Numerals and markers filled with Super-LumiNova ensure a high legibility akin to the instruments of an aircraft cockpit (or Defender dash even).—
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The timepiece, which retails for 8,400 euros, was conceived with optimal legibility in mind and its dial features a three-day date indicator, nodding to its 70-hour power reserve.—
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While not perfect, Johnson was involved in many of Palace’s best attacking moments and brought directness and purpose, qualities that have been lacking in their game since Ismaila Sarr left just before Christmas to play for Senegal in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations.—
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Learn to handle directness without getting defensive.—
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Her question, in Lipe-Smith’s inquisitive piccolo of a voice, is heartbreaking in its blend of straightforwardness and desperate desire, as is her mother’s wavering response.—
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WalletHub has studied deferred interest since 2012, periodically flagging retailers that offer the loans and rating their financing offers on transparency and forthrightness.—
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Monique’s penchant for forthrightness, almost to the point of abruptness, is what makes her reintegration to the cast fascinating already.—
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Everyone seems to symbolize something…but the oceanic flood of writing itself is always carrying them away, just beyond intelligibility.—
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The two countries did made tentative overtures in the late 1990s, when Iranians were electing politicians on promises of greater personal freedom and openness.—
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Travelers of color also share positive experiences, highlighting the cultural diversity and openness found in cities such as Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Utrecht.—
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“Readability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readability. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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