illuminate
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Synonyms & Antonyms for illuminate
Synonyms: Verb
bathe, beacon, emblaze, illume, illumine, irradiate, light, lighten
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of illuminate in a Sentence
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the part of the moon illuminated by the sun A university study has illuminated the problem.Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Fully illuminated, the flashy 450-foot tower can be seen for miles from points in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. — David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com, "Guitar-shaped Hard Rock hotel starts revealing stunning display of lights," 19 July 2019 Graves, also known as Alejandro Rose-Garcia, illuminated the stage at the White Oak Music Hall on Friday night. — Alison Medley, Houston Chronicle, "Texas Americana star, Shakey Graves shines bright at Houston's White Oak Music Hall," 24 Aug. 2019 But surely no ensemble in the city today illuminates the emergence of jazz as a sophisticated popular music or revives its historic performance practices more persuasively than the Fat Babies. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago jazz masters take a bow at 41st annual Jazz Festival," 23 Aug. 2019 But a source who spoke to Entertainment Tonight just illuminated exactly why this divorce happened. — Julyssa Lopez, Glamour, "This Is Reportedly Why Liam Hemsworth Decided to File for Divorce From Miley Cyrus," 22 Aug. 2019 Emissive blocks like Glowstone and Lava can illuminate environments, along with other dynamic game elements. — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, "Real-time ray tracing is coming to Minecraft on Windows 10, and it looks stunning," 19 Aug. 2019 The bike light illuminates the rider and doesn’t blind other bicyclists. — Madeline St. Amour, The Denver Post, "CU Boulder students innovate bike lights to improve visibility," 11 Aug. 2019 Still, the episode illuminates the unique place Morrison holds in American letters. — Caille Millner, SFChronicle.com, "Toni Morrison, conscience of a nation and first black woman to win Nobel Prize in literature, dead at 88," 6 Aug. 2019 Today, a red neon sign illuminates its name in one storefront of a beige strip mall on a major thoroughfare and behind a preschool. — USA Today, "Sex trafficking is behind the lucrative illicit massage business. Why police can't stop it.," 30 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The problem is that, while the careful study of history can provide policymakers with powerful insights, incongruous comparisons can just as easily obscure as illuminate contemporary challenges. — Richard Fontaine, The Atlantic, "The Uses and Misuses of Historical Analogy for North Korea," 3 Oct. 2017 Throughout the film, interviews reveal the pervasive abuses committed against infants, children and teens as well as illuminate groups and people who are working to stop it. — Kimber Myers, latimes.com, "Filmmaker-monk goes after sex trade in documentary 'Stopping Traffic'," 28 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'illuminate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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