become opaque
Frequency: 7.010.1 per million words
Used to describe a change to a state of being not clear enough to see through, or difficult to understand.
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Examples (10)
- As the lens becomes more opaque, the patient notices a falling off in vision.
- The water in the river became opaque after the heavy rain.
- Over time, the plastic covering can become opaque due to sun exposure.
- The once clear liquid slowly became opaque as the chemicals reacted.
- His explanations often become increasingly opaque when he tries to be too detailed.
- Without proper context, the instructions will become completely opaque.
- The glass panels became opaque with frost during the cold night.
- Her true intentions became opaque after her sudden change of behavior.
- The government's new policy has become rather opaque to the general public.
- If you add too much powder, the solution will become opaque.