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as in demonstrated
to show or make clear by using examples
she illustrated her point with a story about her experiences as a field anthropologist
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as in illuminated
to supplement with pictorial matter for the purpose of explanation or decoration
lavishly illustrated the monograph on Caravaggio with color plates
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as in explained
to make plain or understandable
the recent devastating fire illustrates the need for improved safety codes
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Recent Examples of illustrated
As Operation Clown Dump illustrated, the first, and maybe biggest, floodgate exists at the distribution level.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Villa retained the ability to move the ball upfield efficiently, as illustrated by their attacking shape in the image below.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Romano illustrated the announcement with pics from her child star days — including a pic of her high school graduating class, which also included Scarlett Johansson and Jack Antonoff.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
This challenge is very well-illustrated by the enormous Saturn V rocket that took astronauts to the Moon.
—Iain Boyd, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors said a potential motive for Gary's murder was hate – illustrated by how Austin left his father's corpse in these woods to be eaten.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
For another ad, some actors were used to fill out a team for a pep talk, and in another Auriemma illustrated plays using an apple for Azzi, an orange for Sarah.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
This could not be better illustrated by the pro-con on transit posted Friday on the U-T’s Opinion pages.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
The March 3 incident on Highway 101 in Redwood City illustrated a form of driver misbehavior that’s become more and more common, as screens become normalized in cars.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Villa retained the ability to move the ball upfield efficiently, as illustrated by their attacking shape in the image below.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Romano illustrated the announcement with pics from her child star days — including a pic of her high school graduating class, which also included Scarlett Johansson and Jack Antonoff.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
This challenge is very well-illustrated by the enormous Saturn V rocket that took astronauts to the Moon.
—Iain Boyd, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors said a potential motive for Gary's murder was hate – illustrated by how Austin left his father's corpse in these woods to be eaten.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
For another ad, some actors were used to fill out a team for a pep talk, and in another Auriemma illustrated plays using an apple for Azzi, an orange for Sarah.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
This could not be better illustrated by the pro-con on transit posted Friday on the U-T’s Opinion pages.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
The March 3 incident on Highway 101 in Redwood City illustrated a form of driver misbehavior that’s become more and more common, as screens become normalized in cars.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for illustrated
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Phelps demonstrated how to feed the paper manually, striking the keys with force but not so hard the letters would smudge.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images In 2024 and 2025, several companies and research groups demonstrated improved quantum error correction, a key requirement for building reliable machines.—
Dylan Butts,Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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There are players who have graced and illuminated the Premier League stage for longer.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Perkins advocated for the rights of workers throughout her career, a priority grounded in lived experience that illuminated the need for reform.—
Amanda Hatch,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Many joked that the clip explained years of mysterious toy discoveries beneath their own furniture.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Hollis, Queens, resident Patricia Khan first met McLogan in 2024 and explained her predicament at the time.—
Elle McLogan,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Captain James Cook famously credited the health of his sailors to their daily ration of pickled cabbage, a practice that exemplified pickling’s life-saving potential.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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In both Dream Scenario and The Drama, Borgli sides with the maligned, framing those who cast judgment as shrewish and needling (exemplified in The Drama with a deliciously irritating performance from Alana Haim).—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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Officials clarified the situation is not the same as a lockdown, and instead, school operations are able to continue under a shelter-in-place order while limiting access to buildings.—
Marcella Baietto,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Certainly, the state is better able to resolve substantive education issues if its own lines of authority are clarified.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Illustrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illustrated. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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