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Nearly a year later, a visit to the local Social Security office enlightened us.

Fully enlightened beings may be avatars, incarnations of various deities.

He was a dictator, to be sure, but also an enlightened reformer.

More recently, many advocates of slow, or no growth are finding inspiration in even less enlightened settings than old England.

But now their country has an enlightened policy about paid leave.

In these enlightened days no man is imprisoned for owing money, but only because he does not pay it when told to do so.

Not merely must there be a desire to perform the service; but there must be an enlightened apprehension of its nature.

In regard to the choice of rulers, the duty of a people enlightened with the knowledge of Divine truth, is clear and plain.

Peter Ilich was grateful for the interest which this enlightened man took in him and his work.

I shudder when I chance to come across a really well-read and enlightened man!

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

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