bring to light

Idioms  

1. Reveal or disclose something previously hidden or secret, as in After careful investigation all the facts of the case were brought to light. This term uses light in the sense of “public knowledge.” [First half of 1500s]

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bring to light

Researchers hope the databases created using the digitised text -- which he likens to a kind of "huge Facebook of the past" -- could help bring to light links between people, places and ideas.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Intimate Audrey” is filled with personal observations that bring to light Hepburn’s behind-the-scenes life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Like the muckrakers of an earlier age, investigative journalists bring to light what the powerful often want to keep in darkness.

From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2025

A data sleuth who helped bring to light major research failings at a French infectious diseases institute has unearthed a damning 2022 investigation by the university where it is housed.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2024

Elicit, e-lis′it, v.t. to entice: to bring to light: to deduce.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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