- past participle of illuminate.
- past tense form of illuminate.
illuminated
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The observations provide valuable information about WASP-17b's atmospheric chemistry and temperature variations, including differences between its equator and poles and between its permanently illuminated and dark hemispheres.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Thankfully, AI has illuminated what colleges and universities must do—namely, what AI can’t do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
That society editor — who chronicled and illuminated the social, political and artistic issues in L.A. in the 1930s from the women’s perspective — was Crete Cage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
When the team illuminated the structures with laser light, they observed diffraction effects unlike those seen in conventional quasicrystals.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
The corridor is empty, illuminated by moonlight coming through the windows.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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