- present participle of illuminate.
illuminating
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They then moved a light source by hand, illuminating the fins to guide the robot through a maze positioned inside the dish.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Thunder and lightning have boomed across Marseille following the weekend's mayhem, illuminating the cracked windows and boarded-up doors of hundreds of businesses that were smashed as protests gave way to disorder.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Oral arguments at the Supreme Court can be illuminating, and a classic was Monday’s in Suncor v.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Nobel Prize-winning American researcher Karl Deisseroth is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist and bioengineer who has spent more than two decades illuminating the workings of the brain to unlock its mysteries.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Their beams pierce the dark, illuminating the interior of our car in shifting strobes.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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