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Recent Examples of illumination Brinkmann lined up the silhouette of the blackbird with the fair’s illumination, composing a unique look at the species. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025 Grace’s young children are photosensitive, which means the curtains must always be drawn and candlelight is the only source of illumination. Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025 These factors will help determine the number of light fixtures needed and the correct placement to give an even illumination throughout the space. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025 And this protrusion, where all its ports are located, even lights up with a soft, supple glow of RGB illumination. Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for illumination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for illumination
Noun
  • Exaggerated achievements or vague explanations about past roles are warning signs.
    Abdo Riani, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The economists run through various explanations for the productivity surge and then knock down most of them.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Apple already tunes its IPS panels to draw more color coverage and brightness out of them than usual, so imagine what OLED could do married to the MacBook Air’s color coverage and its True Tone color-temperature-adjustment feature.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
  • There's a lot of brightness, but there's a lot of darkness.
    Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Working with Anomalisa cinematographer Joe Passarelli, Johnson casts Paul’s experiences in a beguiling and ephemeral glow.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Her dewy glow didn’t just come from the tears shed after her win, but from the careful skin prep that laid the foundation.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a lot of watching, there’s a lot of interpretation.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The Fifth Circuit is the most right-wing appeals court in the federal system, and its judges often strike down decades-old laws based on unusually creative interpretations of the Constitution.
    Ian Millhiser, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Red Planet, shining at magnitude –1.4, is 40° to the east-northeast, and the king of planets, Jove, still near its greatest brilliancy for the year at magnitude –2.8, lies 46° west-southwest of Luna.
    Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • The report further states that the amount was originally set at $200 million, but some teams considered this amount too low in light of their current valuations.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The video is also incomplete, Gastineau contends, and arguably places him in a false light.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The education campaign featured online illustrations depicting a Black mother, child and teenager suffering from the consequences of the mother’s marijuana usage.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
  • At this stage, the illustration may not be repeatable even though it is both defined and operated by the inventors.
    Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This is reissue as excavation, revealing new layers of brilliance in an album that already felt limitless.
    Darryn King, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • While other fashion capitals had moments of brilliance, Paris stood out for its ability to merge artistry with wearability, offering collections that felt exciting yet deeply rooted in craftsmanship.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025

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“Illumination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illumination. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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