brighten

“I’ve found that it really helps brighten the skin, even the skin tone, prevents breakouts and also just helps with smell,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

There’s no sign that appearances will soon brighten.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

One former senior minister told me Reeves had "spent a lot of time and energy painting a picture of her grim inheritance in the expectation things would brighten up quickly and she could claim credit".

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Rather than trying to brighten the room, he leaned into the moodiness by buying inexpensive, USB battery-powered spotlights that are mounted on the ceiling with magnets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

“See? She needs something to brighten up her day, make her forget the plaid tyrant breathing down her neck.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

“It kind of brightens the day a little bit because it’s just so random.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

The picture brightens for small U.S. stocks, which have an expected real return of 4.8%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025

Each fall, the Taurid meteor shower brightens the night sky from late October through early November.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2025

The sight of school-leavers, known here as russe, walking around in colourful overalls is something of a coming-of-age tradition that brightens up the weeks before Norway's national day on 17 May.

From BBC ● May 30, 2025

When the morning light brightens the fabric of my comforter, I get up to use the bathroom.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Rather than struggle with the weight of expectation, his performances have improved as the spotlight on him has brightened.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Gillian Jones said she liked it and it "brightened her day".

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Often gliding by on her skateboard, with a smile that brightened her gorgeous blue eyes.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Her work focused on periods when the galaxy's X-ray output brightened in flares and on how the X-ray signal evolved in the hours afterward.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

The golden lines on the Box brightened and expanded until two straps extended from the glowing chest.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

She continued thanking celebity hairstylist David Stanwell for brightening up her “cloudy day.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

A street artist known as the "Minion Man" has turned his attention to brightening up his area's dirty and vandalised street cabinets.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Already, the technical picture for stocks is brightening, signaling that the rebound in chip stocks and the broader momentum factor seen this week might continue, Kettern wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Many telescopes can detect the brief brightening caused by microlensing, but Roman is expected to do much more.

From Science Daily ● May 15, 2026

It’s got a picture on the cover of what looks like the Nile at dusk, with a palm tree lilting left, echoing the brightening moon, and the purple sky rolling up from the horizon.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini