- past tense form of illustrate.
- past participle of illustrate.
illustrated
Example Sentences
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The tepid showing illustrated how the Warner Bros. studio has fallen since last year when it was riding high at the box office with “Sinners,” and “A Minecraft Movie.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Chew illustrated the extent of the bearish acceleration in sentiment shift in an update to his equity markets positioning model published on Monday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
If you’ve spent even a short while scrolling through YouTube looking for investing content, you’ve seen them—video thumbnails with illustrated flames and maybe a downward pointing arrow warning about the end times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
These efforts appear to have had little effect in calming markets, illustrated by this week’s sharp swings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The significance of that botanical wealth for humans is illustrated by the geographer Mark Blunder's studies of wild grass distributions.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
