as in illumined
to supply with light
a lone lighthouse beacons the entrance to the island's only harbor
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Fantastic, illumined by periodic excursions into surrealism, as when the crew of a mysterious UFO boards a transpacific Kahuna Airlines jet midflight.
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Just off the living room, a deck provides outdoor space and is illuminated by three overhead fixtures after dark.
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Crafted in rose gold, the lace-like design is illuminated by 18 fancy rose-cut diamonds and required approximately 1,450 hours to complete.
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It was lit in an evening ceremony in recent weeks.
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Chopper 4 footage showed large flames burning through trees near the turnpike as crews lit backfires—a tactic used to extinguish a wildfire by burning fuel ahead of the approaching fire line.
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Rangel recalls people approaching him to say that seeing Osito had brightened an otherwise stressful day.
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Since then, the star has brightened up her hair color for spring and summer, adding chunky blonde highlights to her chocolate brown color.
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“Beaconed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaconed. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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