in a different light
idiom
: in a different way : differently
I see things in a different light now.
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But Kubrick’s movies have a habit of aging into new meanings, like monoliths that take time for us apes to figure out, and Eyes Wide Shut eventually came to be seen in a different light.
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Lane Brown, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
The off-year elections cast the government shutdown and cost-of-living arguments in a different light.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
Jaenicke, who is making her feature debut, also wanted to show Ardant in a different light.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025
One alternate ending in particular puts the phenomenon in a different light.
—JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2025
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Lane Brown, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
The off-year elections cast the government shutdown and cost-of-living arguments in a different light.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
Jaenicke, who is making her feature debut, also wanted to show Ardant in a different light.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025
One alternate ending in particular puts the phenomenon in a different light.
—JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2025
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“In a different light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20different%20light. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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