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illustrate

[il-uh-strayt, ih-luhs-trayt] / ˈɪl əˌstreɪt, ɪˈlʌs treɪt /




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The latest economic numbers amply illustrate the challenge of actually delivering them.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Fielder wants to use the sketch to illustrate how Holmes’s description of the effectiveness of the Theranos device was confusing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

None of this addresses another communication issue that has received widespread attention: whether or how the Fed might generate alternative scenarios to illustrate key risks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The secretary’s examples of Western heroism were the Spartans at Thermopylae and the philosopher Socrates, both of whom, he said, illustrate the “Western” willingness to “pay any cost for a cause worthy of his loyalty.”

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

She closed her eyes for a moment as if to illustrate how they would speak.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

Mostly, as your letter illustrates, there are often rich and wonderful and challenging and even painful life stories behind terms like “renters” and “homeowners.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

This moment of peril illustrates the layers making up the modern battlefield.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

In Mogadishu, resident Muqtar Hussein said the situation in South West "illustrates the risks of proceeding with disputed elections without political consensus".

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

France illustrates the difficulty of containing the supply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

An analogy to natural language illustrates the point.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Ramos illustrated the distinction with an analogy involving a leaking roof.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

The incidents have shaken Saudi Arabia and illustrated the ability of the Houthis to strike deep inside the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

First published in 1926, Milne's story, illustrated by Ernest Howard Shepard, followed the tales of Christopher Robin and his friends, including Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

This is illustrated in the above chart, which compares each of these ETFs to the S&P 500 over the past one-, three-, five- and seven-year periods.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Gay helped me write the speech that explained everything Mary Miller had done for me as my Guardian ad Litem, and Phil edited a video clip that illustrated my journey through foster care.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

During that relatively short period, Switzerland has lost nearly 20% of its total glacier ice volume, illustrating just how quickly the country's mountain landscapes are being transformed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Dalio, the founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, has warned for years of the dangers of surging government debt, illustrating the potential consequences in a series of books including his latest, “How Countries Go Broke.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

That sentiment cropped up repeatedly in interviews, too: Early guests seemed to believe the museum’s brochure, which notes that the galleries are about the “narrative art” of illustrating stories.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Since Galatasaray won the Uefa Cup in 2000, only one Turkish side has reached the semi-finals of a major Uefa competition, illustrating the gap that still exists between Turkey's biggest clubs and Europe's established powers.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

A group of tourists with cameras around their necks huddled by the counter, some sampling stuffed clams, others pointing to a large chart illustrating fifty different varieties of North Atlantic fish.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri


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