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illuminative

[ih-loo-muh-nay-tiv, -nuh-tiv] / ɪˈlu məˌneɪ tɪv, -nə tɪv /


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Strauss, who also adapted “Nine Perfect Strangers,” transforms Gibson's story into a fast-paced, funny and illuminative parable that, in its unique way, explains how fringe disinformation became our reality, and how the ludicrous became plausible.

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2025

Stein’s career is so accomplished that some stories inevitably get left out, but the ones he puts in aren’t always illuminative.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 13, 2018

Balancing the two extremes might make for an interesting and illuminative exercise.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2018

“Every great collector wants their collection to be illuminative of the subject, and Blaschke’s collection does this so well largely because it also covers the German period,” he said.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 18, 2015

Many of the facts given in this chapter are taken from these illuminative essays.

From The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley


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