as in illuminated
filled with much light
illumined display windows in the street's many shops add much to the holiday glow
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as in lit
to supply with light
small table lamps illumine the inn's dining room in a most romantic way
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as in educated
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding
readers of great literature are both entertained and illumined
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illumined
Adjective
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Two Layouts, Zero Decisions The plaza will feature vertical illuminated plaques honoring Wall of Fame members and Western New York history, with additional space to dedicate names inside the stadium itself.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026 -
Two-tone finishes and an illuminated Mercedes star hood ornament are available as premium add-ons.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
25 Mar. 2026
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The old woman’s face lit with recognition, and what, indeed, were the chances of this?—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Samuel Helenius and Alex Laferriere also lit the lamp.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Framers—55 delegates, most educated in Latin, Greek, and classical rhetoric—weren’t building a government to run people’s lives.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Their book, which has already sold more than 400,000 copies around the world, arrives at a time of both bloody religious conflict and rapidly collapsing religious belief, especially among the young and the highly educated.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The vast majority of plants carry out photosynthesis to transform light energy into chemical energy, which is the way that virtually all energy in the biosphere becomes available to living things (including us humans).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Marion said there is currently no land within the village that’s zoned as a data center district or a light industrial district.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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But even during the dreariest days of March, our beauty and wellness rituals brightened up our routines.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2026
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The victory brightened Mathews’ mood.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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Bassan said she was also inspired by actor Angelina Jolie, who disclosed her own preventive mastectomy in a 2013 column in The New York Times.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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And there are countless clues hidden in the artwork that tell a story about the people who’ve inspired it.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The ground floor is almost entirely devoted to the bright main restaurant and bar.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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Situated on a parcel of what was once bright-green Iowa pasture, our supercomputing facility may not look like much.—
Jed Feiman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Illumined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illumined. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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