- present tense form of illustrate (3rd person singular).
illustrates
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He says the public confrontation with senior political figures illustrates how the succession debate was spilling beyond the army and into the ruling party.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
Freezer Freak-Out: A wave of apparent cyberattacks cranking the heat on supermarket freezers illustrates how even mundane physical infrastructure is susceptible to hacking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
One simulation illustrates just how dramatic the difference could be.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
That operating margin illustrates that Microsoft is able to retain about half of the revenue that it brings in after accounting for the cost of business operations.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
What happened after that row over the chess illustrates pretty well the point I’m making.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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