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illuminating

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[ UK /ɪlˈuːmɪnˌe‍ɪtɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˌɪˈɫuməˌneɪtɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
    an illuminating lecture
    an enlightening glimpse of government in action

How To Use illuminating In A Sentence

  • If this approach has a drawback, it is that the zealous pursuit of the founding principle—disinterring the buried life, stamped under the sod by conniving male partners—sometimes obscures the fact that not a great deal gets added to the wider cultural landscape it is bent on illuminating. A Far From Model Marriage
  • All of these essays are clear, well documented, and illuminating.
  • All seven characters are drawn with illuminating detail and superbly played by an outstanding young company.
  • Illuminating Fashion: Dress in the Art of Medieval France and the Netherlands" includes over 50 illuminated medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, as well as printed books, and will tell you what a gipser and kirtle were. Don't Miss: June 4-10
  • And, if you're illuminating things away from the house, like your trees, get some outdoor floodlight holders that you can spike right into the ground.
  • As far as I can discern, these are foliated or (roughly speaking) “wrapped” objects akin to the “reel” referred to above; but the Wikipedia article on them is rather terse and formal and not very illuminating. The Arrow of Time in Scientific American
  • Dear teacher, thank you for illuminating my voyage of life with your own light of life. My grateful sentiments come from the bottom of my heart.
  • The most illuminating part of the seminar was the discussion that followed the speech.
  • King opts for slower tempos than expected, illuminating every stately arpeggio in the opening instrumental prelude until the explosive entry of the voices.
  • But if the journalistic scope includes the sequence of events that led to the leak, the coverage has the potential to be illuminating.
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