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throw light upon

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A survey of the street and its allied institutions will throw light upon the precocious ways of the typical city boy.

It began to throw light upon the perplexing questions that had started in my own mind, as to the moral meaning of the outbreak.

In fact, neither one nor the other of these hypotheses is sufficient to throw light upon the observed facts.

Would I, by that romantic meeting, be placed in possession of some further fact which might throw light upon the mystery?

Perhaps the larva of Hispa or Alurnus, when known, will throw light upon this subject.

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On this page you'll find 93 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to throw light upon, such as: analyze, clarify, define, demonstrate, describe, and disclose.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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