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as in informed
to give information to
the lecturer at the planetarium enlightened us about the latest astronomical discoveries
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as in inspired
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding
many people around the world have been enlightened by the teachings of Gautama Buddha
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Recent Examples of enlightened
Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Stretching your perspective builds a reliable path to an enlightened future.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
Jue Liang, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
However, those cynics didn’t sound as enlightened when the Rockets were up 18 early in the fourth quarter Saturday night.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
In The Pitt’s enlightened universe, doctors are not just trustworthy but saintly, ever ready to intercede for you and me.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Stretching your perspective builds a reliable path to an enlightened future.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
The 11 chapters of the book teach one how to seize every opportunity to become enlightened, even in the least possible place.
—Jue Liang, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
However, those cynics didn’t sound as enlightened when the Rockets were up 18 early in the fourth quarter Saturday night.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlightened
Adjective
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Adults who are older, less educated, uninsured, or rural saw no meaningful increase.—
Jonathan Slater,
STAT,
13 May 2026
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Bird watchers can make educated guesses by looking at the birds' overall size, beak size, ankle thickness and vocal pitch at around 8 to 10 weeks old, the nonprofit said, adding sometimes the chicks sound like puppies.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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If there are family members living with her or close by, they should be informed about what happened.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Shamsid-Deen initially sought to impose a 90-day jail term, but prosecutor Jonah Karls informed him that the sentence exceeded his legal authority, something the judge appeared unaware of.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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If Jennifer Lawrence inspired you to get your own Mary Jane sneakers, head to Salomon to score her exact pair.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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Omaha's dad, David Lamm, says he was inspired by a documentary to rescue a Golden Retriever mix.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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But the specific French dispensation—the idea that a man’s erotic life exists outside the moral world of his other obligations, that the wife and the mistress are a civilized arrangement, that desire is sovereign—this mythology did not make the crossing with me, or did not survive it intact.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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The 2026 draft footprint stretched across Point State Park and Acrisure Stadium (still Heinz Field in the hearts of civilized people) and by the end of the weekend, the city had hosted one of the biggest football parties in human history.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Trump asked before Cignetti and his players told him Ponds was at training camp.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Robert Penn Warren’s 1946 novel is the story of the rise and fall of a Southern populist, the Louisiana governor Willie Stark—a fictional Huey Long (even if Warren downplayed the likeness)—as told by Stark’s wisecracking, anguished, Hamlet-y henchman, Jack Burden.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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The city must prioritize immediate wildfire resilience through full funding of fire services, aggressive brush abatement programs and enhanced prevention measures.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Until then, Atos will continue providing Next Generation 911 services, which includes enhanced location services and allows dispatchers to communicate via text and video messages, to 23 public safety answering points across California.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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Delrahim, who before joining Paramount had advised Skydance Media on the Paramount Global acquisition, also said that Paramount-WBD is not comparable to Disney’s $71 billion deal to acquire 21st Century Fox assets that closed in 2019.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Officials have advised energy conservation, cut growth forecasts and warned of fallout from high inflation and 17-year lows in the value of its currency.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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Think of this as the matured version of the Kool-Aid dip-dye technique.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Enlightened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlightened. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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