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as in demonstrates
to show or make clear by using examples
she illustrated her point with a story about her experiences as a field anthropologist
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as in illuminates
to supplement with pictorial matter for the purpose of explanation or decoration
lavishly illustrated the monograph on Caravaggio with color plates
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as in explains
to make plain or understandable
the recent devastating fire illustrates the need for improved safety codes
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Recent Examples of illustrates
The newest additions are twelve white-gold bracelets with a medallion that illustrates Western Zodiac signs on one side, and their symbols and dates in Roman Numerals on the other.
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Micaela English, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Rosanova said a waiting list for one-bedrooms at the Belvedere, which was completed last spring, illustrates the need for more housing options like The Atlas.
—Marie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
The winery’s growth illustrates how digital tools can support, not dilute, creative identity when deployed intentionally.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
On the technology side, BlackRock’s acquisition of private markets data provider Preqin – while not carrying the biggest price tag – further illustrates its technology capabilities .
—Matthew J. Belvedere,morgan Chittum,jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
The sheer number of potential new species illustrates just how little of Argentina’s deep-sea biodiversity has been explored — and how much there is left to protect.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
The timing, Hasse said, illustrates how ICE uses transfers to avoid judicial scrutiny.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Feb. 2026
But the debacle illustrates what artists are up against.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Okereke recorded only two tackles for a loss last season, which illustrates the lack of disruption in his tackle total.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Micaela English, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Rosanova said a waiting list for one-bedrooms at the Belvedere, which was completed last spring, illustrates the need for more housing options like The Atlas.
—Marie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
The winery’s growth illustrates how digital tools can support, not dilute, creative identity when deployed intentionally.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
On the technology side, BlackRock’s acquisition of private markets data provider Preqin – while not carrying the biggest price tag – further illustrates its technology capabilities .
—Matthew J. Belvedere,morgan Chittum,jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
The sheer number of potential new species illustrates just how little of Argentina’s deep-sea biodiversity has been explored — and how much there is left to protect.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
The timing, Hasse said, illustrates how ICE uses transfers to avoid judicial scrutiny.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Feb. 2026
But the debacle illustrates what artists are up against.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Okereke recorded only two tackles for a loss last season, which illustrates the lack of disruption in his tackle total.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for illustrates
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However, walking out of class demonstrates disrespect to the teachers who care for their well-being and support these students on a daily basis.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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In this paradigm, the human demonstrates the task (by directly moving the robot’s arm or recording themselves performing an action) to teach it, for example, to serve water or organize a shelf.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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His latest book, Chief Executive Coach, illuminates many of these problems.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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His passion for the medium and its great artists illuminates this volume, which is shaped around a list of 100 Black films contextualized in a series of critical short essays by Clark, providing a lively and robust history of global Black filmmaking.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Harvard Professor Carla Martin explains how cacao transformed from a sacred drink into a Valentine’s Day staple — and how history, marketing and chemistry helped give chocolate its emotional power.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Athletes are tested for substances as part of the Monitoring Program during regular doping checks in order to gather data on usage, Fitzgerald explains.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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On a broader scale, the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative exemplifies how sectors such as housing, education, employment, urban planning, and health care each play a vital role in creating healthier communities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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According to RoboParty, with 1,000+ GitHub Stars and a growing developer community, Roboto Origin exemplifies collaborative progress in Embodied Infrastructure, setting a new standard for open, full-stack humanoid robotics.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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The dual-pronged approach clarifies exemptions for destruction and sets a standardized reporting format to reduce administrative burdens on companies while boosting transparency across all member states.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Nanos clarifies his team has not determined whether any possible attack was targeted or not.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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