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illuminate

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




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But if there is one clue that begins to illuminate the greatest mystery of the 2026 baseball season, it’s in Skenes’s velocity.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 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

Twenty- fours later, 70,000 fans hold up their phones and illuminate the stadium as Asha Bohsle's vocals ring out.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

They play with perspective, color, space and time to illuminate postwar American tensions, be they racial, political or existential.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

Our headlights illuminate Ryan on the front porch, pushing a toy bulldozer.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Subtitled “The Women of the Viking World,” Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir’s study illuminates the reality of the female experience in late Iron Age Scandinavia.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 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

Sarris hopes that the novel illuminates an uncomfortable history of Sonoma County that remains largely invisible, looming beneath the soil of wine country.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 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

I snap on the bedside lamp and an amber glow illuminates the corner.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

The band illuminated the sky over the Etihad's Joie Stadium, home to Manchester City Women, on Thursday evening.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

The room itself is lovely, with Midcentury Modern touches including curved cherry-wood walls, illuminated white onyx Corian surfaces and low lighting.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

After nabbing a plush hot dog and a red-and-white rabbit, Yokerathinam flashed his prizes into his phone’s camera, illuminated by the portable light he’d attached to a neighboring machine.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The night tours, which run until 11:00 pm, are sold out and tourists on one visit this week spoke of a "magical" and "romantic" atmosphere in the illuminated monument.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

It illuminated the green expanse between trees and the rocky outcroppings that marked the start of our camp.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

I heard the Proms concerts, where Beethoven bloomed with illuminating lyricism, color, rhythmic versatility.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Rainbows of light stream through both transparent and stained-glass windows, illuminating the cavernous space.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

It can be a tedious but illuminating chore that will help you become more aware of where your money is going.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

It was 45 years before Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland were illuminating the current tournament that a Norwegian by the name of Bjorge Lillelien delivered the speech that has assumed legendary status.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

“We’ll use my torch first,” Paris said as he turned on his flashlight, illuminating the way down a narrow corridor.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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