illustrate
verb (used with object)
to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.
are illustrating
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present progressiveof illustrate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But the most important thing is to believe and understand what you are illustrating because sometimes the themes are not that obvious.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 10, 2021
“Predation was a big evolutionary innovation that happened during the Cambrian,” says co-author Jean-Bernard Caron, also a paleontologist at U of T. “Here, we are illustrating the complexity of that.”
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 8, 2021
“We are illustrating all the issues in the campaign, and people care about their elected representatives,” Gray said Monday in defending the ad.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2018
We do disagree, and frankly I have to say I feel you are illustrating my point.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2017
This we are illustrating every day of our lives.
From Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University by W. J. (Winton James) Baltzell
