brighten
Example Sentences
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They discovered that the star began brightening in infrared light in 2014.
From Science Daily
His massive social and economic development plan, called Vision 2030, aims to brighten Saudi Arabia’s global image, woo international tourists and high-skilled expatriates from the West and wean the kingdom off its reliance on petrodollars.
But the team encountered an unusual stellar object that brightened... and then dimmed until it disappeared.
From Barron's
Glory’s eyes brightened, as if she’d been waiting for him to ask.
From Literature
“With the record high gold prices, stronger sales volume growth brightens its earnings growth outlook,” the analyst says.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
