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illuminate

[ih-loo-muh-neyt, ih-loo-muh-nit, -neyt] / ɪˈlu məˌneɪt, ɪˈlu mə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /




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Illuminate is a key word, as when young Peter Ostrum as Charlie unwraps a candy bar with the much-sought-after golden ticket, the animated images around the framed screen erupted in fireworks.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

Now 21 and studying political science, Iwezue leads Team Illuminate, a collective she founded in 2021 to raise environmental awareness among young Nigerians.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

“I feel like there’s a hole in the night sky,” said Ben Davis, the founder of Illuminate, the San Francisco public arts nonprofit behind Bay Lights.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

L.A. officials said Monday there is no apparent link between the ransomware attack and the Illuminate breach.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2022

Illuminate that land with the light of the faces of the friends, make it a paradise of Glory, let it become an envy of the green gardens of the earth!

From Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas by `Abdu'l-Bahá




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