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illuminative

[ih-loo-muh-nay-tiv, -nuh-tiv] / ɪˈlu məˌneɪ tɪv, -nə tɪv /


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Bee's time with "Full Frontal" is illuminative in unraveling the knotted history of women in late-night, in that it explains what it takes for a woman to succeed in a field that's stacked against her.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2023

Stein’s career is so accomplished that some stories inevitably get left out, but the ones he puts in aren’t always illuminative.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 13, 2018

Balancing the two extremes might make for an interesting and illuminative exercise.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2018

Meanwhile, the illuminative mockery of Stewart’s “fake news” might be defined as “What those in power don’t want you to think.”

From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2015

The book is by no means without merit; has in it various little traits unconsciously autobiographic, and others which are illuminative and interesting.

From John Knox by William M. (William Mackergo) Taylor


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