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illuminate

Definition for illuminate

verb as in make light

verb as in make clear; educate

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But perhaps it was illuminating, as this entire endless year has been illuminating.

From Salon

“Marty Supreme” “ ‘A House of Dynamite’ is divided into three parts, each one expanding and illuminating the movie’s unsettling scenario – there’s a nuclear missile of unknown origin heading toward Chicago.

“Moon Safari” didn’t need much else, but what it got was illuminating.

One thing he is serious about, however, is the illuminated globe that belonged to his grandfather.

She illuminates long COVID, which has rattled the lives of so many.

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

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