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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

Papatsanis used ultrviolet light to illuminate mushrooms known as "beautiful bonnets" growing from a decaying log on the lower slopes of Mount Olympus in Greece.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

She’s good at these little details that illuminate character, and isn’t afraid of goofy phrases that make you wonder if she’s playing it straight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Unfortunately, the sword’s glow didn’t illuminate much beyond the hole itself.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

As business leaders wrestle with their AI implementations, a new report from Pew Research Center illuminates how ordinary citizens feel about the technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

A flash of light illuminates them both for an instant, and then every player is alerted that our Artifact is now in Hammie’s hands.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Here, Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton passes the illuminated Sphere in 2025.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

I kept thinking how funny, this dark ride to the underworld, the tunnel illuminated by Shell Oil, Burger King.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

It is Mungiu’s sharpest and most illuminating maneuver.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 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

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

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

His fingers flew as he typed in his password, the blue-white screen of the laptop illuminating his pale face.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken


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