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demonstrate, exemplify v.
explain by drawing, decorating v.

VERB

demonstrate, exemplify

Synonyms

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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

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illustrates

The milestone also illustrates the extraordinary challenges of communicating with a spacecraft so far from home.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

An incident in Leon County, in the Florida Panhandle, illustrates the widespread anxiety about law enforcement at the polls.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

That operating margin illustrates that Microsoft is able to retain about half of the revenue that it brings in after accounting for the cost of business operations.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

He writes in there, but it’s a workshop too: he illustrates and he crafts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

But the Renee tape is one of his favorites because of how beautifully it illustrates what he considers to be the secret to learning mathematics.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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