- present tense form of illustrate (3rd person singular).
illustrates
Example Sentences
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The skirmish illustrates how America’s grid is being strained by AI power demand and increasingly common wildfires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The right map above illustrates that shift, with lighter reds and blues showing much smaller rates of change during that decade.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The MAL story also illustrates how much complexity is hidden behind the familiar letters A, B, AB and O.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
It also illustrates his willingness to put his people in harm’s way to serve these objectives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The history of writing illustrates strikingly the similar ways in which geography and ecology influenced the spread of human inventions.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
