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illuminative

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


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Strauss, who also adapted “Nine Perfect Strangers,” transforms Gibson's story into a fast-paced, funny and illuminative parable that, in its unique way, explains how fringe disinformation became our reality, and how the ludicrous became plausible.

From Salon Feb. 7, 2025

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

Sometimes they are genuinely illuminative; but sometimes, on the other hand, they reveal nothing and are used to weariness.

From The Age of Tennyson by Hugh Walker




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