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as in to illuminate
to supply with light
small table lamps illumine the inn's dining room in a most romantic way
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as in to educate
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding
readers of great literature are both entertained and illumined
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Recent Examples of illumine
The bar was illumined by candles and an uplit line of mostly esoteric liquors along the full-length mirror against the back wall.
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Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2024
In a room illumined by the light of a few candles, a group of women with veils over their faces conducts a séance.
—Rhoda Feng, ARTnews.com, 9 Aug. 2024
First a dazzling light show that illumined the arena in a constellation of purple.
—NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
Hung’s defense of artistic passion starts with the human touch, then illumines our basic needs and spiritual appetite.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024
The papaya-pulp glow of sodium lights on a remote station’s platform revealed the denizens of the wayside: disused open-top hoppers, empty coil cars, corroded gondolas, a modest village in the distance illumined by weak-yellow streetlamps.
—Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023
There was in the Registry, besides, her portrait, painted by an artist of the time in the conventional style of the time: haloed, illumined, awestruck eyes fixed upward to the heavens.
—Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
The non-narrative videos, which may well come to be regarded as the Sistine Chapel of video art, projected onto epic screens above the orchestra and singers, serve not to illumine Wagner’s drama but his intent.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
In addition, examples of illustration and decorative design by Holbein and others illumine the varied functions of a sixteenth-century court vocation.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2024
In a room illumined by the light of a few candles, a group of women with veils over their faces conducts a séance.
—Rhoda Feng, ARTnews.com, 9 Aug. 2024
First a dazzling light show that illumined the arena in a constellation of purple.
—NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
Hung’s defense of artistic passion starts with the human touch, then illumines our basic needs and spiritual appetite.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024
The papaya-pulp glow of sodium lights on a remote station’s platform revealed the denizens of the wayside: disused open-top hoppers, empty coil cars, corroded gondolas, a modest village in the distance illumined by weak-yellow streetlamps.
—Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023
There was in the Registry, besides, her portrait, painted by an artist of the time in the conventional style of the time: haloed, illumined, awestruck eyes fixed upward to the heavens.
—Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
The non-narrative videos, which may well come to be regarded as the Sistine Chapel of video art, projected onto epic screens above the orchestra and singers, serve not to illumine Wagner’s drama but his intent.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
In addition, examples of illustration and decorative design by Holbein and others illumine the varied functions of a sixteenth-century court vocation.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for illumine
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Traditional Saudi elements such as mosaics were reinvented as ceiling coverings, while fiber optics were embedded into the plaster walls to illuminate at night.Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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With the sun harmonizing with Saturn retrograde, this astrological synergy can be equally empowering and illuminating.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Lara wrote that football players were aware of the district’s policy because all students have been educated about hate speech.Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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While staff shortages pose an enormous challenge, school districts remain legally obligated–regardless of resources—to educate students with disabilities.Emily Harvey, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
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With confetti colors and an appealing blocky design (buffered by rounded edges), these statement pieces are easy to clean and light enough to be moved from playroom to patio without a hitch.Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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The tree lighting, led by Santa and local dignitaries, will follow.Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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Tom Cruise could never inspire this much confidence.Brian Grubb, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Photo: Joel Pitra He was inspired by the use of wood in the interiors of Frank Lloyd Wright.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2024
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Over time, the antibacterial and antiinflammatory ingredient will help to soften and smooth the skin’s texture, and even brighten it.Neha Tandon, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2024
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The result is a French-California bistro where beef tartare gets brightened by the crunch of green beans and amberjack crudo receives a garnish of cucumber and grape salad.Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Illumine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illumine. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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