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- she illustrated her point with a story about her experiences as a field anthropologist
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- lavishly illustrated the monograph on Caravaggio with color plates
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- the recent devastating fire illustrates the need for improved safety codes
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“Illustrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illustrate. Accessed 20 May. 2022.
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The first known use of illustrate was in 1526
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