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illustrates

VERB

demonstrate, exemplify

Synonyms

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clarify delineate depict embody emphasize epitomize exhibit explain expose highlight illuminate interpret lay out manifest mark mirror personify point up portray represent reveal spotlight symbolize typify

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allegorize clear disclose elucidate evidence evince expound imitate instance picture proclaim show vivify

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bring home clear up draw a picture emblematize get across get over limelight make clear make plain ostend show and tell

Antonyms

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complicate conceal confuse cover hide obscure save

VERB

explain by drawing, decorating

Synonyms

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adorn delineate depict illuminate paint portray represent

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embellish limn ornament picture sketch

Antonyms

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hide obscure

Example Sentences

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One can decry Broadway’s fearful economic dependence on the familiar while still recognizing, as this sampling of the spring musical season illustrates, that all art is fundamentally an act of reinvention.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The Manus saga illustrates the pitfalls he’s running into.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The weekly chart illustrates how round number theory came into play at the $200 figure:

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

What happened next perfectly illustrates the international web that scammers weave.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The Avianca accident so perfectly illustrates the characteristics of the “modern” plane crash that it is studied in flight schools.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell