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illuminate

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




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What, if anything, about this documentary may help illuminate a few things for people, regardless of their political leanings, as we approach the midterms?

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

But this year may also illuminate broader forces that continue to resonate long after votes are counted.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

Together, these observations reveal how jets can alter or illuminate gas at tremendous distances from a galaxy's center.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

It was submitted by Dr Ning Xu, a researcher at Tsinghua University in China, who used a series of complicated light waves to illuminate different parts of the sample in colour.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Whereas White had once turned to preachers to illuminate this thing of darkness, he now also searched for a scientific explanation.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

A laser illuminates a cell, causing tiny structures inside it to scatter some of the incoming light.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Seen in two venues, that balance shifted: The High’s theatrical immersion emphasized Evans’s ominous undercurrents, while the Whitney’s understatement illuminates her generative spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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

With an incredible cast, including Lesley Manville, Kevin Doyle and Lorraine Ashbourne, it is deeply moving drama that illuminates the personal price of social divisions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

It illuminates the rain falling over it in such a way that the droplets of water sparkle like snow.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The illuminated exhaust plumes were visible across the eastern United States, giving observers a remarkable view of the rocket's journey into space.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Residents across the UK were left stunned as the sky was illuminated by the spectacular colours of the Northern Lights on Friday and Saturday evenings.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Thankfully, AI has illuminated what colleges and universities must do—namely, what AI can’t do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Elsewhere, King Gillette Ranch’s “Night of the Jack” is a milelong trail filled with pumpkin delights and illuminated installations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Violet light seeped from an orb lantern and illuminated a long, narrow face with lively eyes.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

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

Rather than behaving like a lamp illuminating everything around it, the jet acts more like a concentrated beam that causes gas to glow along its path.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

They broke into cheers and applause, cheered again when the eclipse ended, and once more an hour later when the sun set, a burnished ocher illuminating Léon’s cathedral.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

The grooves of the trapdoor began to glow, illuminating our faces.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia


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