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illuminate

[ih-loo-muh-nayt, ih-loo-muh-nit, -nayt] / ɪˈlu məˌneɪt, ɪˈlu mə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /




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Together, these observations reveal how jets can alter or illuminate gas at tremendous distances from a galaxy's center.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Famously hailed as a “ribbon of light,” the bridge has been dark for more than a year after thieves ripped off more than seven miles of copper wire that helped illuminate its arches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

It may also illuminate some of the ancient chemical steps that eventually contributed to the emergence of life on Earth.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

Several local children with the condition joined him for a ceremony to illuminate the building in the campaign colour, teal.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

Since it was dark, we used our flashlights to illuminate the artifacts while we were talking.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

A new exhibition space in the basement of the landmark tribute to the 16th president illuminates both the engineering feat of the building’s support and the site’s evolving historical meaning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

It’s worth thinking about because it illuminates the principles that we should be applying to questions of governance in this country.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

This is the synergy that illuminates their atmospheric approach to the Afro-Cuban jazz tradition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

While we’re on the topic of Brin and Lake Tahoe, let me share another early anecdote that illuminates the mindset I’m referring to, and that I wrote about way back in 1999.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

A small triangular patch of light illuminates one wall, but darkness paints the rest.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Elsewhere, King Gillette Ranch’s “Night of the Jack” is a milelong trail filled with pumpkin delights and illuminated installations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Oxygen ions produce bright emission lines when illuminated by massive stars, which makes them comparatively easy to detect.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

The panel is filled with illuminated diamond shapes, a longstanding motif in the company’s designs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

An infield painted black sought to focus attention on the illuminated live events, while the horizontal jumps were decided in a bright pink sandpit.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Juanita stepped forward to take a better look at the wooded area being illuminated.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Rather than behaving like a lamp illuminating everything around it, the jet acts more like a concentrated beam that causes gas to glow along its path.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Thousands had come to watch that night and marvel at the temporary lights illuminating the field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Judge Choudhury said in the 150-plus page ruling that the audio recordings of phone calls were "particularly illuminating".

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

A sensible reflex, but it also means the long-awaited payoff never quite materializes—an underwhelming finish to an otherwise engaging and illuminating argument.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Flames tipped the tops of slim white tapers, illuminating rough walls muffled by tapestries and old portraits in which the painted eyes of their subjects glinted like chips of glass.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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