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as in educated
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding
a favorite line of an Eastern Church hymn reads, "through fast-closed doors Thou camest Thy Disciples to illume"
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as in illumined
to supply with light
during the vigil service the church's Gothic interior was illumed by the light of hundreds of tapers
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Born and educated in El Fasher, Ibrahim, a general practitioner, had worked throughout the siege in the last functioning health care facility, known as the Saudi Maternity Hospital, in the city.
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His mother is Irish Roman Catholic, and Burnham was educated in Roman Catholic state schools.
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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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The organization inspired several other neighborhood step groups.
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But the incident inspired him to test commercial AI glasses in an undergraduate level exam of an electrical engineering course.
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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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Fireworks can't be lit on public or private property without the owner's permission, and fireworks must not be set off within 150 feet of a building or vehicle regardless of who owns the property, according to the city.
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Then, a thousand years after Rome fell to barbarians, Italy brightly lit the paths of the Renaissance for others to follow.
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“Illumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illumed. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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