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as in demonstrating
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 illuminating
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 explaining
to make plain or understandable
the recent devastating fire illustrates the need for improved safety codes
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Recent Examples of illustrating
Automakers including Ford, Honda and Volkswagen have already aligned their production with California's standards, illustrating the industry's gradual shift toward greener technologies.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
The pairing of blue curacao with cream creates a smooth, frosted blue color, illustrating the cooler colors of the season.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
Fix the Court closed the books for its last fiscal year with roughly $72,000 in assets, illustrating how the group may be walking on thin ice heading into 2025.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
Images illustrating the reality versus carefully edited Instagram selfies have somewhat besmirched Santorini’s romantic reputation of late.
—Helen Iatrou, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024
The high-frequency initial and continuing filings for unemployment benefits are above early-year levels, illustrating the rising risk to the employment outlook.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
But with this adventurous yarn of back alley deals and rooftop escapes, Grossman challenges the narrative of the Jewish pawnbroker in history, illustrating how prejudice marginalized and villainized an entire group of people.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Click here to see our new interactive illustrating these trends.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
The duo’s performance artfully melds emotion with physical prowess, illustrating the song’s themes of self-confrontation and acceptance.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 10 Dec. 2024
Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
The pairing of blue curacao with cream creates a smooth, frosted blue color, illustrating the cooler colors of the season.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
Fix the Court closed the books for its last fiscal year with roughly $72,000 in assets, illustrating how the group may be walking on thin ice heading into 2025.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
Images illustrating the reality versus carefully edited Instagram selfies have somewhat besmirched Santorini’s romantic reputation of late.
—Helen Iatrou, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024
The high-frequency initial and continuing filings for unemployment benefits are above early-year levels, illustrating the rising risk to the employment outlook.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
But with this adventurous yarn of back alley deals and rooftop escapes, Grossman challenges the narrative of the Jewish pawnbroker in history, illustrating how prejudice marginalized and villainized an entire group of people.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Click here to see our new interactive illustrating these trends.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
The duo’s performance artfully melds emotion with physical prowess, illustrating the song’s themes of self-confrontation and acceptance.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for illustrating
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Through technology and entrepreneurship, these organizations are demonstrating that collaboration is possible even in in the midst of war.Hessie Jones, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Non-violent car theft, which is tracked nationally by the FBI, also rose dramatically after the pandemic, driven in part by a viral video demonstrating how to exploit a security flaw in Hyundais and Kias.Martin Kaste, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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Listeners who are all too familiar with Columbine, Sandy Hook, and Uvalde might nonetheless find illuminating Long Shadow’s examination of the political backdrop to these tragedies.Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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The results are illuminating, if also unnerving.Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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The company has not issued a press release explaining the issue and an email was not immediately returned, Associated Press reported.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Dolphins still have a 12 percent chance of making the playoffs, but Calais Campbell was in the locker room Sunday explaining how he might be released to sign with a contender once the postseason elimination becomes official.Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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In addition to suggestions focused on simplifying and clarifying the process, including preclearance, the Section recommended the Service make the Streamlined Procedures permanent.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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In particular, two key issues need clarifying.Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Illustrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illustrating. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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