illuminated

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At the top of the set's illuminated stairs she would forget her steps.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

In the weeks leading to Thursday, Colbert auctioned off a raft of props and costumes featured on the show, as well as pieces of set including a giant illuminated sign.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

In 2013, he released “Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse,” a documentary that illuminated the life of a man who grappled with schizophrenia and examined his death, which happened in police custody.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

These minute works are packed with detail: Their flickering candles, flitting moths and glowering skulls appear as if they’ve been excavated from some illuminated manuscript belonging to a long-vanished medieval sect.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Its dusty walls were illuminated by a small, flickering oil lamp, and several sacks of what appeared to be flour were pushed together in one corner in a makeshift bed.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray