illuminate
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Mr. Nguyen persuasively shows how games can illuminate the distortions of modern life—especially our tendency to mistake scores for our true purposes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Del Brocco stressed that the role of the church is “not to align itself with power, but to illuminate it with the moral demands of the Gospel.”
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
At night, the lights that illuminate the bridge shimmer like mini moons in the waters below.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
The streetlights illuminate what looks like fog, and you can see little particles of dust and debris swirling around.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026
The lamps the riders carry illuminate the silhouettes of the dead, magicking them into lumbering caricatures of humanity.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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