1
as in luminous
giving off or reflecting much light
those lucid bands that spread across the arctic sky and are known as the northern lights
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as in stable
having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions
decided to make out her will while she was still lucid
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as in clear
not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation
tried to make his instructions as lucid as possible so that everyone would understand what to do
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Recent Examples of lucid
This year dropped me headfirst into a reality that feels more like lucid dreaming with a lighting rig.
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Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Castillo’s prose is luminous and lucid, balancing humor and emotion with wicked aplomb.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Sudden confusion or personality change One minute, your mom is lucid and chatty—the same as every other day.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Yet one report from the LA Fire HEALTH Study struck me as surprisingly lucid.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Castillo’s prose is luminous and lucid, balancing humor and emotion with wicked aplomb.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Sudden confusion or personality change One minute, your mom is lucid and chatty—the same as every other day.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Yet one report from the LA Fire HEALTH Study struck me as surprisingly lucid.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lucid
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Her voice as an artist, dancer, friend, and dearly beloved of Prince is luminous and raw.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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Four of the most luminous stars from the beloved teen sports comedy's ensemble cast reunited Monday night for a screening to honor its 25th anniversary.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Sep. 2025
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One of the beneficiaries of this movement was Europe , where investors saw a stable but undervalued market.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Cruz confirmed one victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition, another in stable condition, and the third had minor injuries.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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A lot of the information being funneled to him and his peers from news sources wasn't clear.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
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Your best chance to catch a glimpse of the auroras is at very high latitudes, such as northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland and possibly the far north of Scotland, if the skies are clear.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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From the humble red dwarfs to the titanic supergiants, stars come in a dazzling array of sizes, colors, and lifespans.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Guadalajara challenges its moniker, Mexico’s second city, with a wellspring of the dazzling culture that has put this country on the top of so many international traveler’s lists.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Newsweek contacted Johnson by email to comment on this story outside of normal business hours.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Vitamins and some foods can change the shade, and your first pee of the morning will almost always be darker — that’s normal.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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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.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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But Trump’s arbitrary brand of interventionism comes with obvious dangers.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Dense dust lanes can be seen coiling around Andromeda's glowing galactic center, which is thought to house a supermassive black hole 140 million times more massive than our sun.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Those are some very strong and glowing words from Tomlin.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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For Garner, footy is a bridge between the naturally martial instincts of men and the peace upon which rational civilization depends.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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This conception of the self animates rational choice theory in the social sciences, with its reliance on the model of the utility-maximizing subject.—
Sophia Rosenfeld
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Lucid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lucid. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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