in a different light
idiom
: in a different way : differently
I see things in a different light now.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
New memories are made, coloring the old ones in a different light.
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—Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
As the arts in Connecticut get going in the New Year after a bit of a holiday break, familiar and reassuring art forms can be seen in a different light in unexpected locations.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
New memories are made, coloring the old ones in a different light.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
But now, Kraft was seeing the former Patriots linebacker in a different light.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
As the arts in Connecticut get going in the New Year after a bit of a holiday break, familiar and reassuring art forms can be seen in a different light in unexpected locations.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
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“In a different light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20different%20light. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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