illuminate
Example Sentences
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What happened to California illuminates the unevenness of abolition and the many false promises of freedom.
From Los Angeles Times
The illuminated door lever pops out of its socket and a puddle light projects the Cadillac crest at your feet.
For Cignetti, the experience at Alabama was especially illuminating, since he caught the program at a rare moment.
It is blocking out the light so she can work at a highly-sensitive confocal microscope that uses lasers to illuminate brain samples.
From BBC
There, illuminated by the small flames above the dripping wax, we cooked, talked and piled blankets to stay warm.
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