in a different light
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: in a different way : differently
I see things in a different light now.
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Doucette told me the funeral taught her a lot about cancer, healing and closure − and gave her an opportunity to see her arm and her disease in a different light.
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Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
While one game doesn’t usually define a campaign, a victory over a USC team that was voted the preseason favorite to capture the Big Ten regular-season title might go a long way to casting Maryland in a different light.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
Now Huerta hopes the show helps people see real immigrants in a different light.
—Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2025
Understanding Nvidia’s role in 2025, however, requires investors to view the Magnificent Seven firm in a different light.
—Shafi Musaddique, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
While one game doesn’t usually define a campaign, a victory over a USC team that was voted the preseason favorite to capture the Big Ten regular-season title might go a long way to casting Maryland in a different light.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
Now Huerta hopes the show helps people see real immigrants in a different light.
—Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2025
Understanding Nvidia’s role in 2025, however, requires investors to view the Magnificent Seven firm in a different light.
—Shafi Musaddique, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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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 13 Feb. 2025.
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