enlightens

present tense third-person singular of enlighten

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Recent Examples of enlightens This style of theater both enlightens and entertains, each actor stepping out of the ensemble inside Kelleher’s direction that teeters on the edge of heavy-handidness without ever getting there. David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026 The Harlem Book of the Dead, conceived and nurtured by Camille Billops, cherishes that remembrance and enlightens us as only memory can. Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025 Hopefully, that prepares them to be active and engaged citizens of the democracy that George Washington fought so hard to secure and enlightens them to do something with their lives that will make the world a better place. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlightens
Verb
  • Read more on how Marnik’s experience informs her work as a science communicator fighting misinformation.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The notice informs the state that the hospital cannot currently comply with the public records law.
    Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • None of these institutions educates hundreds of thousands of students.
    Scott White, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • At the same time, the film tells a true story that powerfully illustrates how indispensable investigative journalism is in uncovering historical crimes.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Harford County Humane Society tells CBS News Baltimore there have been 140 owner surrenders through the county's animal control this summer, which is double last summer's total.
    Tara Lynch, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This shift inspires a fresh collection of cocktail ideas, artfully blending vibrant summer fruits like pineapple, peach, and grapefruit with autumnal notes of cranberry and maraschino cherry.
    John Kell, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That sentiment inspires Sony Vizha – a celebration of Tamil culture, deeply rooted in emotion and imagined for a wider world.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Adam Levine, at Free Snake Relocation, advises callers to stay calm and give the snake plenty of space.
    Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 19 Aug. 2026
  • How To Deep Clean Stained Wood Baseboards For stained wood baseboards, Matthews advises dusting using a dry microfiber cloth and Murphy’s Oil or a wood cleaning oil (remove excessive dirt and crumbs with a vacuum cleaner first).
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The man composes his responses with the help of a manual that instructs him on which incoming string of Chinese characters should be answered with which other string of Chinese characters.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Circe, the poem’s speaker, instructs the nymphs in a recipe for cooking pork.
    Bailey Sincox, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Enlightens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlightens. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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