illustrate
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Big-ticket durable-goods sales matter because they help illustrate how consumers are coping when they have a choice to spend or not.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
He uses Sumter County - one of the three in which the Villages sits - as an example to illustrate why.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
They cite data from the public markets to illustrate their point.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
More recent, though less comprehensive, data illustrate a spring homebuying season off to an uneven start as variations in demand and supply drive prices in different directions.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
Only then did I remember what the beauty of the meadow had driven from my mind — the enigma of Edward and the sun, which he’d promised to illustrate for me today.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 3
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