- present participle of illuminate.
illuminating
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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
Judge Choudhury said in the 150-plus page ruling that the audio recordings of phone calls were "particularly illuminating".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Silver moonlight spills through the window, illuminating the floorboards.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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