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illustrate

[il-uh-streyt, ih-luhs-treyt] / ˈɪl əˌstreɪt, ɪˈlʌs treɪt /




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The Kochs attempt to illustrate the latter point with a chart that tracks global average gross domestic product per capita, adjusted for inflation, over two millennia.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Both examples illustrate one of the most striking strengths of AI models.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

But it does illustrate that the value of a good adviser extends beyond investment selection.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

Prosecutors also called to the stand Burke's former financial manager, Benjamin Greger, to illustrate his financial motive to protect his music career.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Homer’s vigor and power of storytelling, the pretty fancies of Theocritus, the smart cynicism of Lucian, illustrate in their degree the course of Greek literature.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

It illustrates a key issue facing The Hundred after its first year since the private investment that has resulted in several rebranded teams - including Sunrisers, who took the place of the Northern Superchargers.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

The designer Maruti Evans illustrates the contrast effectively, the icy marble and barren trees of Sicilia transformed into a riot of colorful flora.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

The phenomenon illustrates the growing influence TV can have on real estate and tourism.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

According to the researchers, this recurring pattern illustrates the experimental nature of evolution.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

“No,” Annemarie said, “he works from home. He illustrates medical journals.”

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead

The tepid showing illustrated how the Warner Bros. studio has fallen since last year when it was riding high at the box office with “Sinners,” and “A Minecraft Movie.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Apple under Tim Cook’s leadership has illustrated the virtues of sticking to one’s knitting.

From MarketWatch Aug. 2, 2026

This co-operation is illustrated by one of its first cases of Ebola, a nurse who contracted the virus while working in an intensive care unit in Kampala.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

The recipes are interspersed with stories from Kwon’s childhood in the store and illustrated spreads devoted to ingredients such as seaweed and tofu, explaining their varieties, particular virtues and best uses.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

A very simple numerical principle that’s sometimes of use in accounting for the certainty of a particular kind of coincidence is illustrated by the mailman who has twenty-one letters to distribute among twenty mailboxes.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

That’s more than 3% of the country’s adult population, illustrating the feverish extent of stock market speculation and the danger of leverage.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Eight of the tournament's 48 squads have at least as many players born abroad as in the country, illustrating how modern international football increasingly mirrors patterns of migration.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

In the finale, the officers team up against the judges, illustrating the power of working together, like our family.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

In Columbus, Ohio, officials pointed to Austin as an example illustrating the city’s own growth challenges so it could “pivot quickly…and make that intervention early,” says Erin Prosser, the city’s deputy director of housing strategies.

From Barron's May 31, 2026

And I really have gotten better at illustrating people.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day




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