- present tense form of illustrate (3rd person singular).
illustrates
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The decline in the gauge illustrates that the summer of the extreme bull has ended but, as Michael Hartnett’s weekly “Flow Show” notes, asset allocators are not underweight risk.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
This moment of peril illustrates the layers making up the modern battlefield.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
In Mogadishu, resident Muqtar Hussein said the situation in South West "illustrates the risks of proceeding with disputed elections without political consensus".
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The incident, which Anthropic uncovered more than two months after it happened in July, illustrates the variety of sometimes unexpected ways misbehaving agents can cause trouble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Students of neurology or psychology study his case because it illustrates how the lobes of the frontal cortex—the two halves of your brain that meet in your forehead—are the seat of "executive functions."
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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