illustrates

VERB

demonstrate, exemplify

Synonyms

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clarify delineate depict embody emphasize epitomize exhibit explain expose highlight illuminate interpret lay out manifest mark mirror personify point up portray represent reveal spotlight symbolize typify

STRONG

allegorize clear disclose elucidate evidence evince expound imitate instance picture proclaim show vivify

WEAK

bring home clear up draw a picture emblematize get across get over limelight make clear make plain ostend show and tell

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complicate conceal confuse cover hide obscure save

VERB

explain by drawing, decorating

Synonyms

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adorn delineate depict illuminate paint portray represent

STRONG

embellish limn ornament picture sketch

Antonyms

WEAK

hide obscure

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illustrates

The partnership illustrates the strategies chip makers are deploying to secure high-profile customers during America’s AI boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Zelensky will become the prime minister's first international visitor since he took office a week ago, which No 10 said "illustrates the strength of the relationship between the two nations".

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

"That episode illustrates his decisiveness and strong ethical standards," political commentator Volodymyr Fesenko told AFP on Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

The film also shows Maddox and her father in a vicious argument inside her car that illustrates the fracturing of their once-close bond.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

As Table 11.1 illustrates, others of our familiar infectious diseases can similarly be traced back to diseases of our animal friends.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond