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as in illumines
to supply with light
the light from a galaxy of flashing signs irradiates the heart and soul of Las Vegas
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as in radiates
to throw or give off
irradiating an aura of supreme confidence on the playing field
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In New York City, Anne Hathaway embraces Gigi Hadid at a gala, and Blake Lively radiates in all red.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025 -
In Play Dirty, viewers can experience the effortlessness that Stanfield radiates.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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Starting in November, the Festival of Trees illuminates the space with a forest of evergreens, each individually decorated by local contributors.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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Scorpio season illuminates the balance of power and depth in your closest connections.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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The former instantly adds a second layer of security against unwanted guests, and the latter emits an ultra-loud alarm while acting like a door stop wedge, scaring off any stranger who tries to enter your room.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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On one end, oil refining emits more air pollutants than any other process in the oil industry.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Here, The Athletic casts an eye over the key performers to spot any future stars.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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One argument is that these areas did not have the resources the Spanish sought to accumulate, while another casts the Kalinago as more difficult to subdue than the Taíno.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Everything — from the app that pings the cookie drops to the branding strategy that weaponizes nostalgia and novelty — emanates from this Provo facility.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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But the thirty-seventh President looks like a model of restraint when compared with the forty-seventh, and his supposedly incendiary commentary anodyne by contrast to what emanates daily from the current occupant of the White House.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Irradiates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irradiates. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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