illustrates

VERB

demonstrate, exemplify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify delineate depict embody emphasize epitomize exhibit explain expose highlight illuminate interpret lay out manifest mark mirror personify point up portray represent reveal spotlight symbolize typify

STRONG

allegorize clear disclose elucidate evidence evince expound imitate instance picture proclaim show vivify

WEAK

bring home clear up draw a picture emblematize get across get over limelight make clear make plain ostend show and tell

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complicate conceal confuse cover hide obscure save

VERB

explain by drawing, decorating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adorn delineate depict illuminate paint portray represent

STRONG

embellish limn ornament picture sketch

Antonyms

WEAK

hide obscure

Example Sentences

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"This use case illustrates how closely progress in high-performance computing and quantum research are intertwined today."

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

"The huge amount of money he was found with clearly illustrates the scale of his involvement," he said.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

You’re not wrong about the S&P 500, although there are no guarantees that past success predicts future success, as the past few years of the index illustrates.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Roblox’s spending, on its own, does not create a large chunk of money for companies that sell safety products, but its situation illustrates that more companies could start spending in this way.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Thus Pizarro’s capture of Atahuallpa illustrates the set of proximate factors that resulted in Europeans’ colonizing the New World instead of Native Americans’ colonizing Europe.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond