illuminate

What, if anything, about this documentary may help illuminate a few things for people, regardless of their political leanings, as we approach the midterms?

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Papatsanis used ultrviolet light to illuminate mushrooms known as "beautiful bonnets" growing from a decaying log on the lower slopes of Mount Olympus in Greece.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

But this year may also illuminate broader forces that continue to resonate long after votes are counted.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

Black holes themselves do not emit light, but a TDE temporarily supplies material that can illuminate the region around one.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

If DNA was truly the gene carrier, he reasoned, then its structure should illuminate the nature of the gene.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

A laser illuminates a cell, causing tiny structures inside it to scatter some of the incoming light.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

A new exhibition space in the basement of the landmark tribute to the 16th president illuminates both the engineering feat of the building’s support and the site’s evolving historical meaning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

It’s worth thinking about because it illuminates the principles that we should be applying to questions of governance in this country.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

The setting sun illuminates the bottoms of those clouds and creates the beautiful sunsets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

The moon over the big red barn illuminates the open field.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

The illuminated exhaust plumes were visible across the eastern United States, giving observers a remarkable view of the rocket's journey into space.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Thankfully, AI has illuminated what colleges and universities must do—namely, what AI can’t do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

An infield painted black sought to focus attention on the illuminated live events, while the horizontal jumps were decided in a bright pink sandpit.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

The band illuminated the sky over the Etihad's Joie Stadium, home to Manchester City Women, on Thursday evening.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

I kept thinking how funny, this dark ride to the underworld, the tunnel illuminated by Shell Oil, Burger King.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Nobel Prize-winning American researcher Karl Deisseroth is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist and bioengineer who has spent more than two decades illuminating the workings of the brain to unlock its mysteries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Rather than behaving like a lamp illuminating everything around it, the jet acts more like a concentrated beam that causes gas to glow along its path.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Thousands had come to watch that night and marvel at the temporary lights illuminating the field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

A sensible reflex, but it also means the long-awaited payoff never quite materializes—an underwhelming finish to an otherwise engaging and illuminating argument.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

It was at that very moment that I knew with certainty we would always be one, together forever, protecting our loved ones, braving the wind and illuminating the sky.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall