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shone

American  
[shohn, shon] / ʃoʊn, ʃɒn /

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of shine.

shone British  
/ ʃɒn, ʃəʊn /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of shine

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The RBA ruled out further cuts in December and shone a light on renewed inflation risks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Outside the rooftop storage shed, the bright Florida sun shone in a cloudless blue sky.

From Literature

Short-statured Mr. November shone, too, his controlled dynamism enhancing Ms. Childs’s spare ballet moves.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coventry being awarded UK City of Culture 2021 meant millions of pounds in investment and a spotlight shone on the best music, dance and art it had to offer.

From BBC

Goldman Sachs in particular reported a blowout quarter, and Morgan Stanley also shone with record trading revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal

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