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enlighten

[en-lahyt-n] / ɛnˈlaɪt n /


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He offers never-ending reruns of the same speech, and at this point it fails to entertain, enlighten or move anyone.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

I can give Bill something that people don’t understand and progress the story and maybe enlighten people.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 28, 2026

When you get a varied body of work, it can enlighten your own life in a way, and that’s a great feeling.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 17, 2026

So can you enlighten us as to the great wisdom Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito share in their own concurrences?

From Slate Jun. 18, 2025

He said he would take it upon himself to enlighten each of them enough so that they wouldn’t allow themselves to be used.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

He thought about the country’s anger, prejudice and the way the news batters more than enlightens.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 18, 2023

There's not a lot of focus on music that enlightens people, and that carries over to other products as well.

From Salon Jun. 17, 2023

This is her place to retreat inward with her sheep to create prose that enlightens us and products that feed us.

From Seattle Times Jun. 16, 2023

Patrick Carone, a former editor at Abercrombie’s quarterly magazine, enlightens viewers on the concept of a mall: “Imagine, like, a search engine that you could walk through.”

From New York Times Apr. 18, 2022

I will read further, searching until I find an explanation that enlightens me.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

In some caves where enlightened paradise is depicted, it’s utopic: singers and dancers prancing in revelry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

You know, if everybody has the same idea and the same belief, we’re never going to learn anything, we’re never going to be enlightened to anything beyond ourselves.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

“Are our moneyed men less enlightened to their own interest, or less enterprising in the pursuit?,” the future Treasury secretary wrote External link in 1780.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

Quite poorly educated, quite easily misled, perhaps less than enlightened.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

The passing of the regent removed from the scene an enlightened and tolerant man who achieved the goal that marks the reign of all great leaders: he kept his people united.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Nevertheless, it’s an enlightening read in light of how dramatically war has changed in the last two-and-a-half centuries.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

"Together, these records offer a more complex and enlightening account of the Revolution, showing how its consequences were felt far beyond the Thirteen Colonies," Cunningham added.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

While Mr. Swaim’s interview is otherwise enlightening, a few aspects of Eastern Orthodoxy require clarification.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Alexander said: "It was the single most enlightening conversation I've had in the last month on trade so I see why you hold him in such high regard."

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

“Let’s just say it’s been an enlightening few days,” I reply.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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