enlightened
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Over the next century, the book was reprinted and embellished, and the exhibition shows the evolution of medical knowledge that occurred as medicine morphed from medieval understandings of the body to a more enlightened Renaissance perspective. — Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, "From urine tasting to bloodletting, an unusual 16th century guide for doctors," 7 Mar. 2018 Of all forms of government, those administered by bureaus are about the least satisfactory to an enlightened and progressive people. — James Freeman, WSJ, "Worse than Facebook and Twitter?," 8 Aug. 2018 Missouri can distinguish itself by providing excellent public education and by taking an enlightened approach to public safety. — kansascity, "Jean Paul Bradshaw," 30 June 2018 Mohiam belongs to an archaic order called the Bene Gesserit, and all-female group focusing on acquiring more power and influence to direct humanity on an enlightened path. — Maude Campbell, Popular Mechanics, "Everything We Know So Far About Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune'," 14 Jan. 2019 Both Harvey and Ambrose (Chance Perdomo), a pansexual witch who lives with Sabrina and her aunts, are enlightened, and the actors who play them were thrilled about diving into this feminist world. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Is Dark and Scary, But Not in the Way You Think," 26 Oct. 2018 Whatever some of the less enlightened members of Mr. Corbyn’s base among the British Muslim community may think, the secular Labour elite doesn’t blame the Jews for rejecting Muhammed. — Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, "Jeremy Corbyn and the Socialism of Fools," 10 Sep. 2018 To lure the enlightened buyer, luxury developers are offering morning yoga, mindfulness coaches and meditation chambers with ergonomic cushions. — James Freeman, WSJ, "Hold on to ’16 as Long as You Can," 30 July 2018 In one, its university becomes a modern-day House of Wisdom, and the Hashemites are revived as benevolent enlightened leaders. — Darran Anderson, The Atlantic, "The Cities That Never Existed," 17 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'enlightened.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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