illuminate
verb (used with object)
to supply or brighten with light; light up.
has been illuminating
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present perfect progressiveof illuminate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Such lies are the opposite of what Daniel Ellsberg has been illuminating for more than five decades.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2023
Speaking from a clinic outside the Italian capital, he said losing the use of his arms, hands and legs has been "illuminating as well as terrible".
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2023
Otake has been illuminating the environmental damage caused by nuclear accidents.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2022
The progress on France’s rucks and lineouts has been illuminating.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 28, 2020
The war has been illuminating in this matter.
From Health Through Will Power by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
