"New Latin, from Illecebrum , type genus (from Latin illecebra attraction, from illicere to entice, from in- in- entry 2 + -licere , from lacere to entice) + -aceae"
": an erect, perennial North American herb ( Desmanthus illinoensis ) with globular heads of small whitish flowers and dense clusters of flat, crescent-shaped, brown pods":[
"They began by taking wild prairie species, such as a legume known as Illinois bundleflower , and trying to make them more like domestic crops, with large, abundant seeds that remain on the plant until harvested.",
"\u2014 Craig Canine , Smithsonian , November 2005"
"The club attracts punk rockers and others of that ilk .",
"we're looking for chestnuts and other items of that ilk for our autumn decorations"
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"That dog can eat almost anything with no ill effects.",
"They had been subjected to months of ill treatment.",
"Adverb",
"He is being ill served by his advisers.",
"Please don't think ill of me.",
"He was a good man who never spoke ill of anyone.",
"Noun",
"chicken pox and the other ills that were once a fixture of childhood",
"idealistic people who try to cure all of our society's ills",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Additional reports of people falling ill surfaced on TikTok after online influencers were sent the product as part of a public relations campaign by Daily Harvest. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 26 June 2022",
"Meningococcal disease can be deadly with about 10% to 15% of all people who fall ill dying, according to the CDC. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
"Weier, who experts testified was not as ill as Geyser but had come under her influence, agreed to not seek release from institutional commitment for three years; Bohren granted it last year. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"The latter incorporates healthy eating and diet with the medical care plans for the chronically ill persons in the Parma community. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"The caller expressed concern that Hartlage recently had been ill with pneumonia and also had other health conditions. \u2014 Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal , 21 June 2022",
"As climate change drives temperatures higher, scientists expect heat to make even more people ill , especially because heatwaves are becoming more frequent. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe And Robert Shackelford, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"One of the latest Iranians to die in mysterious circumstances after falling ill was Ayoub Entezari, a young aerospace scientist who worked on building drones, missiles and airplanes, according to a relative, Mahmoud Entezari. \u2014 Dion Nissenbaum, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"The state says its priority is to make the pills accessible to millions of older, chronically ill , and disabled Americans, especially the poor and uninsured \u2014 even if few people have heard about the drugs. \u2014 Rachel Scheier, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The two couples had reported feeling ill the night prior and were seen by medical staff, Bahamas Police Commissioner Paul Rolle said in May, and had eaten at different locations. \u2014 Polo Sandoval, CNN , 28 June 2022",
"Even though the absolute risk of children getting severely ill from COVID is low, more than 440 children under five have died from the virus in the U.S., and many more have been hospitalized, especially during the recent Omicron waves. \u2014 Tanya Lewis, Scientific American , 27 June 2022",
"And Hanks, who\u2019s made unvarnished, down-to-earth honesty something of a career specialty, feels uniquely ill served by such gimmickry. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"But most pointedly, this play about a performer thrust into a role on short notice \u2014 with Aldridge stepping in for Edmund Kean as Othello after the legendary actor falls ill \u2014 finds its own cast confronting a similar predicament. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Performing while severely ill was also expected, former members say. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"But young children have the lowest risk of becoming seriously ill with COVID-19, according to the CDC. \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"There are no sequins to distract from a misplaced line, no ruffles to hide an ill -fitting shoulder. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
"There are at the same time many thousands of mothers and children, as well as couch-surfing teenagers and young adults who are ill -housed and at risk. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Despite ExxonMobil\u2019s implications to the contrary, individual consumers cannot reverse climate change\u2014or any other environmental ill , for that matter\u2014and their choices are no substitute for systemic reforms. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
"The director is little helped by Barrymore, whose E.T.-era button-cuteness ill -serves this particular project. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 14 May 2022",
"Doncic committed nearly half of those, but Westbrook is receiving far more criticism for the same ill . \u2014 Duane Rankin, USA TODAY , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Though the Republican governor opposed marijuana legalization as a social ill , her administration\u2019s arguments in court centered on technical violations to the South Dakota Constitution. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 Nov. 2021",
"This societal ill seemed to peak with Princess Diana\u2019s death in 1997 but has only gotten worse in the decades since. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 26 Oct. 2021",
"In Chinese eyes, each of its targets is associated with a longstanding social ill . \u2014 WSJ , 26 Sep. 2021",
"The state doesn\u2019t have enough intensive care unit beds to treat the ill . \u2014 al , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Harris and Biden, too, have been fully vaccinated, which public health experts say should protect nearly everyone from falling serious ill . \u2014 Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News , 20 July 2021"
],
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4c":"Adjective",
"I'm usually ill at ease when addressing a large crowd of people.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Since then, the reporters have been ill at ease , too, and worried about their phones being tapped. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"Criss seems ill at ease in the role of the simple-minded junior partner in the scheme, to the degree that the character feels increasingly out of place. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 14 Apr. 2022",
"To capture the real without the protagonists being ill at ease and without the stress of a crew\u2019s schedule, Steven filmed all by himself, making several long stays in his childhood home. \u2014 Trinidad Barleycorn, Variety , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Over and over, And Just Like That demonstrates how ill at ease its characters are in 2021. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Certainly Tony Yazbeck\u2019s Grant seems ill at ease , even apologetic, throughout. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Beck was ill at ease , her English choppy once the camera began rolling. \u2014 Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic , 16 Nov. 2021",
"The Swede and Ivorian looked ill at ease with each other as Brighton\u2019s quick attackers constantly caused problems and got behind them. \u2014 Sam Pilger, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
"For most of his time as a Tour star, Watson has seemed ill at ease , in public, over the ball and in his own skin. \u2014 Eamon Lynch, USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2021"
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"He was able to stop taking the drug with no ill effects ."
"Philadelphia had a long history of ill will toward Soviet players and didn\u2019t sign its first Russian until 1991. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
"While social media commenters have long stirred drama between the two women, both Gomez and Bieber have attempted to shut down rumors of ill will on multiple occasions. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
"While emotions are clearly still high between the two, there appears to be no ill will on either side. \u2014 Topher Gauk-roger, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
"If a person feels the need to try out different experiences elsewhere, there is no ill will . \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Putin's invasion of Ukraine in February unleashed a torrent of sanctions and ill will against Moscow. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Cutting staff can create some ill will within a company. \u2014 Kristin Broughton, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The Wolverines will now do their best to put aside any ill will that might have risen from Harbaugh\u2019s exploration of leaving and try to keep up their on-field momentum for the 2022 season. \u2014 Dave Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Desmond dismisses any talk of ill will between the two men. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 26 Mar. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ill will malice , malevolence , ill will , spite , malignity , spleen , grudge mean the desire to see another experience pain, injury, or distress. malice implies a deep-seated often unexplainable desire to see another suffer. felt no malice toward their former enemies malevolence suggests a bitter persistent hatred that is likely to be expressed in malicious conduct. a look of dark malevolence ill will implies a feeling of antipathy of limited duration. ill will provoked by a careless remark spite implies petty feelings of envy and resentment that are often expressed in small harassments. petty insults inspired by spite malignity implies deep passion and relentlessness. a life consumed by motiveless malignity spleen suggests the wrathful release of latent spite or persistent malice. venting his spleen against politicians grudge implies a harbored feeling of resentment or ill will that seeks satisfaction. never one to harbor a grudge",
"Philadelphia had a long history of ill will toward Soviet players and didn\u2019t sign its first Russian until 1991. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
"While social media commenters have long stirred drama between the two women, both Gomez and Bieber have attempted to shut down rumors of ill will on multiple occasions. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
"While emotions are clearly still high between the two, there appears to be no ill will on either side. \u2014 Topher Gauk-roger, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
"If a person feels the need to try out different experiences elsewhere, there is no ill will . \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Putin's invasion of Ukraine in February unleashed a torrent of sanctions and ill will against Moscow. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Cutting staff can create some ill will within a company. \u2014 Kristin Broughton, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The Wolverines will now do their best to put aside any ill will that might have risen from Harbaugh\u2019s exploration of leaving and try to keep up their on-field momentum for the 2022 season. \u2014 Dave Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Desmond dismisses any talk of ill will between the two men. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 26 Mar. 2022"
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": a person who enters or lives in a country without the documentation required for legal entry or residence":[]
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"In this state, it is illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to drink alcohol.",
"The team was penalized for an illegal play.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens. \u2014 James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal , 5 July 2017",
"Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between. \u2014 Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine , 5 July 2017",
"Facebook has been scrutinized for its handling of its users\u2019 data, and social networks face fines in Germany for failing to swiftly take down hate speech and illegal content. \u2014 Amie Tsang, New York Times , 4 July 2017",
"In the 1950s and 1960s, major city hospitals in the United States admitted as many as 20 to 30 women a day for complications from illegal or self-induced abortions. \u2014 Cindy Crabb, Teen Vogue , 1 July 2017",
"Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler as a stuck-in-a-rut suburban couple who open an illegal casino to pay for their daughter's college tuition. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, chicagotribune.com , 30 June 2017",
"They are charged with illegal re-entry into the United States after previous deportation or removal, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Special Agent in Charge Ray Parmer. \u2014 Carol Robinson, AL.com , 30 June 2017",
"Trump later walked back these comments, sort of, saying that instead, doctors should be punished for providing abortions if the procedure were made illegal . \u2014 Michael Sebastian, Cosmopolitan , 29 June 2017",
"A Helsinki district court on Wednesday ordered the assets of Uber's Finnish country manager be confiscated until police conclude an investigation into whether the U.S. ride-hailing firm operates an illegal taxi service in Finland. \u2014 Reuters, Fortune , 28 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And beyond stripping illegals of Austrian citizenship, Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka of the centrist People\u2019s Party is proposing hefty fines and other punitive measures. \u2014 George Jahn, The Seattle Times , 24 June 2017",
"Still, undercover illegals have been discovered in the United States as recently as June 2010, when 10 alleged spies were arrested by the FBI in Boston, New York, New Jersey and Arlington, Va. \u2014 Harrison Smith, Washington Post , 21 June 2017",
"Marco stood today, standing on this stage Marco supports legalization and citizenship for 12 million illegals . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2016"
],
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"1538, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1939, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French illegal , from Medieval Latin illegalis , from Latin in- + legalis legal":"Adjective"
": a person who enters or lives in a country without the documentation required for legal entry or residence":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"In this state, it is illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to drink alcohol.",
"The team was penalized for an illegal play.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens. \u2014 James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal , 5 July 2017",
"Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between. \u2014 Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine , 5 July 2017",
"Facebook has been scrutinized for its handling of its users\u2019 data, and social networks face fines in Germany for failing to swiftly take down hate speech and illegal content. \u2014 Amie Tsang, New York Times , 4 July 2017",
"In the 1950s and 1960s, major city hospitals in the United States admitted as many as 20 to 30 women a day for complications from illegal or self-induced abortions. \u2014 Cindy Crabb, Teen Vogue , 1 July 2017",
"Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler as a stuck-in-a-rut suburban couple who open an illegal casino to pay for their daughter's college tuition. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, chicagotribune.com , 30 June 2017",
"They are charged with illegal re-entry into the United States after previous deportation or removal, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Special Agent in Charge Ray Parmer. \u2014 Carol Robinson, AL.com , 30 June 2017",
"Trump later walked back these comments, sort of, saying that instead, doctors should be punished for providing abortions if the procedure were made illegal . \u2014 Michael Sebastian, Cosmopolitan , 29 June 2017",
"A Helsinki district court on Wednesday ordered the assets of Uber's Finnish country manager be confiscated until police conclude an investigation into whether the U.S. ride-hailing firm operates an illegal taxi service in Finland. \u2014 Reuters, Fortune , 28 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And beyond stripping illegals of Austrian citizenship, Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka of the centrist People\u2019s Party is proposing hefty fines and other punitive measures. \u2014 George Jahn, The Seattle Times , 24 June 2017",
"Still, undercover illegals have been discovered in the United States as recently as June 2010, when 10 alleged spies were arrested by the FBI in Boston, New York, New Jersey and Arlington, Va. \u2014 Harrison Smith, Washington Post , 21 June 2017",
"Marco stood today, standing on this stage Marco supports legalization and citizenship for 12 million illegals . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2016"
],
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"1538, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1939, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French illegal , from Medieval Latin illegalis , from Latin in- + legalis legal":"Adjective"
"a bill that would illegalize the private use of fireworks",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Basis for the suit to illegalize the union, lawyers explained, is the difference in race between the participants. \u2014 sandiegouniontribune.com , 28 Feb. 2018",
"Rather than negotiating a political agreement, Madrid decided to illegalize Basque political parties allegedly linked with terrorism and to prosecute their leaders. \u2014 Sergi Pardos-prado, Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2017",
"The Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, a bill focused on illegalizing any conversion therapy that charges money, was filed in the U.S. Senate in April. \u2014 Joseph Frankel, The Atlantic , 10 July 2017"
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"Adjective",
"In this state, it is illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to drink alcohol.",
"The team was penalized for an illegal play.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens. \u2014 James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal , 5 July 2017",
"Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between. \u2014 Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine , 5 July 2017",
"Facebook has been scrutinized for its handling of its users\u2019 data, and social networks face fines in Germany for failing to swiftly take down hate speech and illegal content. \u2014 Amie Tsang, New York Times , 4 July 2017",
"In the 1950s and 1960s, major city hospitals in the United States admitted as many as 20 to 30 women a day for complications from illegal or self-induced abortions. \u2014 Cindy Crabb, Teen Vogue , 1 July 2017",
"Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler as a stuck-in-a-rut suburban couple who open an illegal casino to pay for their daughter's college tuition. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, chicagotribune.com , 30 June 2017",
"They are charged with illegal re-entry into the United States after previous deportation or removal, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Special Agent in Charge Ray Parmer. \u2014 Carol Robinson, AL.com , 30 June 2017",
"Trump later walked back these comments, sort of, saying that instead, doctors should be punished for providing abortions if the procedure were made illegal . \u2014 Michael Sebastian, Cosmopolitan , 29 June 2017",
"A Helsinki district court on Wednesday ordered the assets of Uber's Finnish country manager be confiscated until police conclude an investigation into whether the U.S. ride-hailing firm operates an illegal taxi service in Finland. \u2014 Reuters, Fortune , 28 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And beyond stripping illegals of Austrian citizenship, Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka of the centrist People\u2019s Party is proposing hefty fines and other punitive measures. \u2014 George Jahn, The Seattle Times , 24 June 2017",
"Still, undercover illegals have been discovered in the United States as recently as June 2010, when 10 alleged spies were arrested by the FBI in Boston, New York, New Jersey and Arlington, Va. \u2014 Harrison Smith, Washington Post , 21 June 2017",
"Marco stood today, standing on this stage Marco supports legalization and citizenship for 12 million illegals . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2016"
],
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"1538, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1939, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French illegal , from Medieval Latin illegalis , from Latin in- + legalis legal":"Adjective"
"illegible signatures on the petition will be disregarded",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Think of the side-eye cast at Philadelphia\u2019s James Harden, whose stubborn eccentricity is illegible to most analysts. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
"When Michigan switched to an electronic voter file, some voters' paper records had illegible birth dates and were assigned a placeholder date. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Results are not expected to be 100% accurate due to illegible handwriting and poor imaging. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The words, as well as some illegible markings, were written with a marker on five bricks of the building\u2019s exterior eastern wall. \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Many ancient sources\u2014whether they be written on scrolls, papyri, stone, metal, or pottery\u2014are so damaged that large chunks of text are often illegible . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 10 Mar. 2022",
"No illegible , incomplete, forged or altered entries will be accepted. \u2014 Rolling Stone , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Entries that are late, lost, stolen, mutilated, tampered with, illegible , incomplete, mechanically reproduced, inaccurate, postage-due, forged, irregular in any way or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules will be disqualified. \u2014 PCMAG , 18 Jan. 2022",
"An image that looks great at a small size on a large screen might become tiny and illegible when scaled down on a small screen. \u2014 Rob Weychert, ProPublica , 4 Feb. 2022"
"she had learned of her illegitimacy while rummaging through old family records in the attic",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s better than a conversation about the potential illegitimacy of overturning longstanding precedent allowing reproductive choice. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Xi is challenging that primacy of liberal ideals, which automatically casts a dark shadow of illegitimacy over his oppressive regime. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Despite the onus of his illegitimacy , Smithson prospered as a chemist and mineralogist. \u2014 Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Aug. 2021",
"There is also evidence that people\u2019s views about the legitimacy\u2014or illegitimacy \u2014of law enforcement may influence their willingness to carry and thus use guns even more than concerns about being stopped by the police or victimized themselves. \u2014 John Pfaff, The New Republic , 21 June 2021",
"His lies about the election took root in fertile soil among conservatives, nurturing grievances about their counter-majoritarian status in American politics and amplifying their rhetoric about Democrats\u2019 supposed electoral illegitimacy . \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 1 June 2021",
"Laws preventing adoptees from accessing their birth certificates were designed to protect both the birth parent and the child from stigma of illegitimacy . \u2014 Daniela Altimari, courant.com , 31 May 2021",
"But by the time Emily stood on the football field in a sparkling silver dress waiting to accept her crown, whispers had already begun spreading among the student body about the illegitimacy of her victory. \u2014 Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Republicans have said that Leahy's role underscores the illegitimacy of putting a former president on trial in the Senate, which is not addressed in the Constitution. \u2014 Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner , 4 Feb. 2021"
"They were fired from their jobs for illegitimate reasons.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"President Trump told members of the Department of Justice to say that the 2020 presidential election was illegitimate despite a lack of evidence, former acting Deputy Atty. \u2014 Arit John, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"The Arizona House speaker also said former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani promised him evidence that would show hundreds of thousands of Arizona votes were illegitimate , but Bowers was never given such evidence. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Because Charles\u2019 children were all illegitimate , his younger brother, the Catholic James, was his sole heir. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
"Democrats have castigated Republican officials and candidates for spreading lies that the 2020 election was illegitimate . \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"There may well be sexist motives behind some of these demands, but that doesn't mean that each and every one of them is illegitimate . \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"Many who hold Christian-nationalist beliefs take the view that America is rightfully a Christian nation, and any leader who does not align with their beliefs must be illegitimate . \u2014 Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker , 21 May 2022",
"At the same time, politicians like Donald Trump have successfully sold a myth of election fraud to the point where the majority of Republicans believe that Joe Biden is an illegitimate president. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 17 Feb. 2022",
"And Queen Victoria was just 18, a fresh girl-queen and a fresh start after a generation of dissolute royal men who spent like wastrels and fathered more illegitimate children than legitimate ones. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022"
"an illiberal society that viewed any artistic depiction of the nude as inherently indecent",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Advocates fear regression in the United States would give momentum to illiberal forces elsewhere. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"This book explains how illiberal political forces came to be so powerful \u2014 and why the fundamental values of our political system are worth fighting for. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 2 May 2022",
"At the same time, supporters of reproductive health care must also engage in a much larger project to build a liberal democratic order to replace the illiberal order that now governs the US. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"According to the University of Gothenburg\u2019s V-Dem Institute, the Republican Party shifted dramatically towards illiberal rhetoric between 2002 and 2018, putting it in proximity to European far-right parties. \u2014 Camille G\u00e9lix, The Conversation , 3 May 2022",
"There was no question that leaders of the Azov Battalion and Right Sector championed a chauvinistic, illiberal ethos. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"Florida Governor Ron DeSantis\u2019s emergence as a mini-Trump, who imitates the former president\u2019s hand gestures and makes his state into an illiberal stronghold, is another. \u2014 Ruth Ben-ghiat, The New Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The Fidesz party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Europe\u2019s illiberal demagogue de jour, won a comfortable two-thirds majority in parliament, giving Orban a fourth consecutive term in power. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The supermajority has allowed Mr. Orban to ram through changes to the Constitution as part of his illiberal agenda. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022"
"Soros seems to have spent most of his life raging against illiberalism and dictatorship. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 24 May 2022",
"Macron\u2019s reelection, thanks in part to voters who sided with him only to thwart Le Pen, shows that a popular bulwark against such illiberalism still very much exists, no matter Le Pen\u2019s steady electoral gains over the past decade. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
"None of this is to deny creeping illiberalism on the right or Trump's refusal to distinguish between the public interest and his personal ones. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Orb\u00e1n, the warrior of illiberalism , will continue his fight on the international scene; for him, there is no way back. \u2014 Zsuzsanna Szel\u00e9nyi, The New Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Russia means to forge an authoritarian axis with China, in which illiberalism is no barrier to prosperity. \u2014 The New Yorker , 25 Mar. 2022",
"This narrative is still popular in the United States, putative winner of the Cold War, largely enduring the recent descent of many parts of Eastern Europe into illiberalism . \u2014 Sophie Pinkham, The New Republic , 1 Feb. 2022",
"In reality, China has strengthened the forces of illiberalism around the globe. \u2014 Hal Brands, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Niall Ferguson, Bari Weiss, and others are creating a new university as an antidote to campus illiberalism . \u2014 Aaron R. Hanlon, The New Republic , 11 Nov. 2021"
"an illiberal society that viewed any artistic depiction of the nude as inherently indecent",
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"Advocates fear regression in the United States would give momentum to illiberal forces elsewhere. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"This book explains how illiberal political forces came to be so powerful \u2014 and why the fundamental values of our political system are worth fighting for. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 2 May 2022",
"At the same time, supporters of reproductive health care must also engage in a much larger project to build a liberal democratic order to replace the illiberal order that now governs the US. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"According to the University of Gothenburg\u2019s V-Dem Institute, the Republican Party shifted dramatically towards illiberal rhetoric between 2002 and 2018, putting it in proximity to European far-right parties. \u2014 Camille G\u00e9lix, The Conversation , 3 May 2022",
"There was no question that leaders of the Azov Battalion and Right Sector championed a chauvinistic, illiberal ethos. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"Florida Governor Ron DeSantis\u2019s emergence as a mini-Trump, who imitates the former president\u2019s hand gestures and makes his state into an illiberal stronghold, is another. \u2014 Ruth Ben-ghiat, The New Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The Fidesz party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Europe\u2019s illiberal demagogue de jour, won a comfortable two-thirds majority in parliament, giving Orban a fourth consecutive term in power. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The supermajority has allowed Mr. Orban to ram through changes to the Constitution as part of his illiberal agenda. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Advocates fear regression in the United States would give momentum to illiberal forces elsewhere. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"This book explains how illiberal political forces came to be so powerful \u2014 and why the fundamental values of our political system are worth fighting for. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 2 May 2022",
"At the same time, supporters of reproductive health care must also engage in a much larger project to build a liberal democratic order to replace the illiberal order that now governs the US. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"According to the University of Gothenburg\u2019s V-Dem Institute, the Republican Party shifted dramatically towards illiberal rhetoric between 2002 and 2018, putting it in proximity to European far-right parties. \u2014 Camille G\u00e9lix, The Conversation , 3 May 2022",
"There was no question that leaders of the Azov Battalion and Right Sector championed a chauvinistic, illiberal ethos. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"Florida Governor Ron DeSantis\u2019s emergence as a mini-Trump, who imitates the former president\u2019s hand gestures and makes his state into an illiberal stronghold, is another. \u2014 Ruth Ben-ghiat, The New Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The Fidesz party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Europe\u2019s illiberal demagogue de jour, won a comfortable two-thirds majority in parliament, giving Orban a fourth consecutive term in power. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The supermajority has allowed Mr. Orban to ram through changes to the Constitution as part of his illiberal agenda. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022"
"The wedding is mounted in traditional Punjabi style, but underneath the formal fanfare simmer dysfunctional-family tensions, deep dark secrets, \u2026 and illicit affairs. \u2014 David Ansen , Newsweek , 4 Mar. 2002",
"\"Thank you, Lieutenant,\" she said, bowing her head, just as she might in everyday, civilian life, and I felt suddenly illicit in her presence, as though we'd slipped out of sight of our chaperons \u2026 \u2014 Chang-rae Lee , A Gesture Life , 1999",
"The companies that carry cellular \u2026 have adopted a number of monitoring techniques to detect illicit calls \u2026 \u2014 Paul Wallich , Scientific American , March 1994",
"He was arrested for selling illicit copies of the software.",
"She had an illicit affair with her boss.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The double defeat is a stinging rebuke of Johnson, who survived a no-confidence vote in his party this month, precipitated by a scandal over illicit parties held at Downing Street during the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"Drug cartels have long used the remote mountains to plant illicit crops of marijuana and opium poppies. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
"But these shortcomings of crypto should be paired with the shortcoming of fiat currencies as well, recognizing that plenty of illicit laundering and insider trading takes place with the dollar too. \u2014 Zenger News, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Over the centuries they were continually rewritten and deepened, with Queen Guinevere and her illicit romance with Lancelot brought front and center, heightening and personalizing the drama. \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Rosen primarily worked in his clinic\u2019s Towson offices and his patients were often prescribed high doses of oxycodone and other opioid medications despite using other illicit substances, like cocaine, according to his plea agreement. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
"Anderson said some illicit pot shops were shut down repeatedly because typical county fines are too low to deter activities that can yield tens of thousands of dollars of revenue per day. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"The investigation into illicit support of the anti-Communist rebels in Nicaragua by the administration of President Ronald Reagan turned the White House ringleader of the operation, Lt. Col. Oliver L. North, into a right-wing celebrity. \u2014 Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica , 15 June 2022",
"The illicit relationship allegedly started in late 2021. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022"
"Given this virtually illimitable complexity, go is, much more than chess, about recognizing patterns that arise when clutches of stones surround empty spaces. \u2014 Christof Koch, Scientific American , 19 Mar. 2016",
"But tracking down remnants of the UMG disaster has been a lesson in the limits of standard historical narratives and a reminder of music\u2019s illimitable plenteousness. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2019"
"The fact is that survivors tend to prefer cash over hard, illiquid assets. \u2014 Meredith Moore, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Some firms are thinking about asking the Securities and Exchange Commission for relief from a cap on the proportion of illiquid securities that funds can hold\u2014currently 15%\u2014and from rules governing redemptions, people familiar with the matter said. \u2014 Justin Baer, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Investors would thus have an incentive to pile into illiquid assets such as real estate to avoid regularly liquidating stock to pay taxes. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Another argument is that this will push people into illiquid , hard-to-value assets and out of the public markets. \u2014 Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Regulation around investor suitability appropriately limits investment in illiquid , private companies to sophisticated investors who can accept that risk and liquidity profile. \u2014 Mike Ryan, Fortune , 4 Feb. 2022",
"State and local government retirement funds are increasing their reliance on the costly and illiquid asset class despite a strong performance from public markets in recent years. \u2014 Heather Gillers, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2022",
"For instance, 100 years ago a mortgage was an incredibly illiquid asset: A bank had little choice after issuing a mortgage other than collecting its monthly payments until the homeowner sold the house, defaulted, or paid it off. \u2014 Ike Brannon, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
"The tokenization of real estate brings with it a major advantage: The world's most illiquid asset class is made accessible to a broad investor base. \u2014 Levent K\u00fcnzi, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021"
"Many beneficiaries of this initiative include individuals who are homeless, cannot read their parking or traffic tickets because of illiteracy , who have been incarcerated, Woodfin said. \u2014 al , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The project was inspired by Parton's father's illiteracy . \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Yet so many Americans outside his community would insist race is the root of its poverty, illiteracy and violence. \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Blame economic illiteracy for policies that target oil and gas companies but hurt everyone else. \u2014 Mario Loyola, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"First, the economic illiteracy of many government leaders. \u2014 WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Overall, Oaxaca has 2nd highest illiteracy rate in Mexico, trailing only Chiapas. \u2014 Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021",
"In this cultural panic, many intellectuals were ashamed of the poverty and the illiteracy of the rural population, and of the weakness of a decadent and hidebound imperial \u00e9lite. \u2014 Ian Buruma, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
"There are no paved roads, no clinics, no milling machines, and illiteracy is near total. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2021"
"Constantine is listed in the 1870 census as illiterate ; 10 years later, he had learned to read and write. And when, in 1906, the local \"colored school\" was slated for destruction, Constantine arranged to save it by having it moved to this property. \u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , Wall Street Journal , 1 Feb. 2006",
"Martin is not illiterate but I think close to it. I never saw him read a newspaper, for instance. \u2014 Hayden Carruth , Reluctantly , 1998",
"In a time when nearly everyone was illiterate , before newspapers, radio, and television, how could the religious and iconographic detail of these apparitions have been so similar? \u2014 Carl Sagan , The Demon-Haunted World , 1996",
"She didn't want anyone to know that she was illiterate .",
"She is politically illiterate and has never voted in an election.",
"He's illiterate when it comes to computers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jude, who like all Lapvonians is illiterate , beats Marek and throw shovels at him and knocks out his teeth. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"The day of the nikah, my sister and I are frantic helping to fix everything that has been done wrong by the tradesmen and laborers who have set it all up with the crooked eye and cheerful laziness of the illiterate . \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The era resists surety: During that time in Europe\u2014and these references are almost always made to Europe\u2014the majority of people, including virtually all peasants, were illiterate . \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
"There\u2019s also the fact that, in Cleveland, sixty-six per cent of residents are functionally illiterate , according to a Case Western Reserve University study; in certain neighborhoods, the rate is above ninety per cent. \u2014 Clare Malone, The New Yorker , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Given that Akbar was illiterate (due in part to dyslexia), Abu\u2019l-Fazl must surely have written his history to be read aloud, which makes the music of the language all the more important. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022",
"From the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries, millions of Spaniards emigrated to the Americas, among them 350,000 Asturians alone, a large number of whom were illiterate . \u2014 John Oseid, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The baseball player was, according to ESPN, illiterate and avoided signing documents, with his wife mostly forging his signature. \u2014 Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
"An illiterate immigrant from Ireland, Cashier was a manual laborer whose jobs over the years included animal herder, church janitor and mechanic. \u2014 Jay Jones, chicagotribune.com , 16 Dec. 2021"
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"Constantine is listed in the 1870 census as illiterate ; 10 years later, he had learned to read and write. And when, in 1906, the local \"colored school\" was slated for destruction, Constantine arranged to save it by having it moved to this property. \u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , Wall Street Journal , 1 Feb. 2006",
"Martin is not illiterate but I think close to it. I never saw him read a newspaper, for instance. \u2014 Hayden Carruth , Reluctantly , 1998",
"In a time when nearly everyone was illiterate , before newspapers, radio, and television, how could the religious and iconographic detail of these apparitions have been so similar? \u2014 Carl Sagan , The Demon-Haunted World , 1996",
"She didn't want anyone to know that she was illiterate .",
"She is politically illiterate and has never voted in an election.",
"He's illiterate when it comes to computers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jude, who like all Lapvonians is illiterate , beats Marek and throw shovels at him and knocks out his teeth. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"The day of the nikah, my sister and I are frantic helping to fix everything that has been done wrong by the tradesmen and laborers who have set it all up with the crooked eye and cheerful laziness of the illiterate . \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The era resists surety: During that time in Europe\u2014and these references are almost always made to Europe\u2014the majority of people, including virtually all peasants, were illiterate . \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
"There\u2019s also the fact that, in Cleveland, sixty-six per cent of residents are functionally illiterate , according to a Case Western Reserve University study; in certain neighborhoods, the rate is above ninety per cent. \u2014 Clare Malone, The New Yorker , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Given that Akbar was illiterate (due in part to dyslexia), Abu\u2019l-Fazl must surely have written his history to be read aloud, which makes the music of the language all the more important. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022",
"From the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries, millions of Spaniards emigrated to the Americas, among them 350,000 Asturians alone, a large number of whom were illiterate . \u2014 John Oseid, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The baseball player was, according to ESPN, illiterate and avoided signing documents, with his wife mostly forging his signature. \u2014 Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
"An illiterate immigrant from Ireland, Cashier was a manual laborer whose jobs over the years included animal herder, church janitor and mechanic. \u2014 Jay Jones, chicagotribune.com , 16 Dec. 2021"
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"Hundreds of soldiers died from illness and hunger.",
"He showed no signs of illness .",
"Scientists have not yet found a cure for this illness .",
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"Since returning from deployment in 2008, Merryman, like a lot of people with PTSD, has often been in denial about his illness , refusing to go to hospitals in the throes of mental crises, some of them mortally dangerous. \u2014 Paul Duggan, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"The tiger was then anesthetized to help diagnose his illness , and the results suggested an infection. \u2014 Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"In light of his illness , 5SOS postponed its Tuesday show in Arkansas to July 26. \u2014 Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"His main reason for doing so, his wife Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe told me, was to protect her and their young daughter, Camera, not wanting to add to the burden that his illness was already causing in their lives. \u2014 Barron H. Lerner, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"Silverman's lawyer, Mark Apostolos, confirmed to CNN Business in a statement that medical records document her illness and symptoms. \u2014 Catherine Thorbecke And Jennifer Korn, CNN , 27 June 2022",
"His illness cost the other members of the rotation a Father\u2019s Day celebration. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 19 June 2022",
"Some of these folks, now over two years after recovering from their illness , are still living with the effects of long Covid. \u2014 Nina Shapiro, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"Anderson told investigators she is allowed to drive because her illness is due to allergies. \u2014 Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star , 17 June 2022"
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"But if you're excessively worrying about your health\u2014especially if you've seen your doctor and you've been tested or cleared of any issues\u2015it might be worth speaking to a mental health professional. \u2026 Illness anxiety disorder , which is often referred to as health anxiety and hypochondria, is a very real condition that can be managed.",
"For residents to have pro-Russia leanings in this area is not illogical . \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"Presuming that racial hate might drive someone to kill Latinos wasn\u2019t illogical . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"The painting has been criticized as chaotic and illogical . \u2014 William C. Agee, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"It\u2019s illogical to believe that landing in the top four and having the Pelicans\u2019 pick somewhere from No. 11 to No. 14 would have absolutely set up the Blazers for instant championship success. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022",
"People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered; Forgive them anyway. \u2014 Goldie Chan, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"More than any specific historical inaccuracy, however, was the book\u2019s underlying theme: that religion is profoundly illogical and often dangerous. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Athletes say the testing regimen can be illogical and confusing. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 7 Feb. 2022",
"This is just one symptom of our shortsighted, illogical , and destructive set of policies. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022"
"Distilling rock oil produced multiple interesting compounds, one of which looked like an ideal illuminant . \u2014 Charles R. Morris, WSJ , 21 June 2018"
"A university study has illuminated the problem.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Achieving leadership in storytelling lies in how well the audience feels understood and whether the story can illuminate , inform, clarify, enlighten, influence or encourage them in a way that is authentic to your brand. \u2014 Stefan Pollack, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Some principles can illuminate whether and when book banning is unconstitutional. \u2014 Erica Goldberg, The Conversation , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Used effectively, digital maps can illuminate things like how roads might affect elk migration patterns or which cultural, spiritual, and historic sites could be destroyed by uranium mining. \u2014 Meaghen Brown, Outside Online , 12 July 2021",
"Williams taught me that music could caption action, lend subtext to silence, illuminate characters anew and supply entire universes with a spectrum of invisible colors. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Still, the new information helps illuminate the state of panic sparked this week after word of the looming shortage spread to the public. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"The formula features light reflecting minerals to illuminate the skin and give a soft tan-glow\u2013without the sunburn of course. \u2014 ELLE , 1 June 2022",
"Last, take a little more powder, and sweep it all over your face to set and illuminate the rest of your complexion. \u2014 Glamour , 25 May 2022",
"This agricultural product \u2013 wine \u2013 is uniquely positioned to illuminate and educate on an array of significant issues facing us today. \u2014 Michelle Williams, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Cole\u2019s remarkable and unforgettable novel and its fl\u00e2neur protagonist, Julius, a Nigerian immigrant, illuminate aspects of New York rarely before depicted in fiction. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"Tender interactions like these illuminate Chloe\u2019s emotional state, giving viewers more to latch on to than her longing stares and anxious lip biting. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Animated characters sing along as trees and snowflakes illuminate to the beat. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"The details of the dispute illuminate major hurdles that countries around the globe will face in eliminating coal from their energy mix\u2014and the need to develop local solutions to set an ambitious and actionable path toward decarbonization. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
"If sentiments seem easily derived in a few stories, in the best ones, mysteries like Theodosia's illuminate larger truths about love, loyalty and the persistence of memory. \u2014 Star Tribune , 8 Jan. 2021",
"The problem is that, while the careful study of history can provide policymakers with powerful insights, incongruous comparisons can just as easily obscure as illuminate contemporary challenges. \u2014 Richard Fontaine, The Atlantic , 3 Oct. 2017",
"Throughout the film, interviews reveal the pervasive abuses committed against infants, children and teens as well as illuminate groups and people who are working to stop it. \u2014 Kimber Myers, latimes.com , 28 Sep. 2017"
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"Achieving leadership in storytelling lies in how well the audience feels understood and whether the story can illuminate , inform, clarify, enlighten, influence or encourage them in a way that is authentic to your brand. \u2014 Stefan Pollack, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Some principles can illuminate whether and when book banning is unconstitutional. \u2014 Erica Goldberg, The Conversation , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Used effectively, digital maps can illuminate things like how roads might affect elk migration patterns or which cultural, spiritual, and historic sites could be destroyed by uranium mining. \u2014 Meaghen Brown, Outside Online , 12 July 2021",
"Williams taught me that music could caption action, lend subtext to silence, illuminate characters anew and supply entire universes with a spectrum of invisible colors. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Still, the new information helps illuminate the state of panic sparked this week after word of the looming shortage spread to the public. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"The formula features light reflecting minerals to illuminate the skin and give a soft tan-glow\u2013without the sunburn of course. \u2014 ELLE , 1 June 2022",
"Last, take a little more powder, and sweep it all over your face to set and illuminate the rest of your complexion. \u2014 Glamour , 25 May 2022",
"This agricultural product \u2013 wine \u2013 is uniquely positioned to illuminate and educate on an array of significant issues facing us today. \u2014 Michelle Williams, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Cole\u2019s remarkable and unforgettable novel and its fl\u00e2neur protagonist, Julius, a Nigerian immigrant, illuminate aspects of New York rarely before depicted in fiction. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"Tender interactions like these illuminate Chloe\u2019s emotional state, giving viewers more to latch on to than her longing stares and anxious lip biting. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Animated characters sing along as trees and snowflakes illuminate to the beat. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"The details of the dispute illuminate major hurdles that countries around the globe will face in eliminating coal from their energy mix\u2014and the need to develop local solutions to set an ambitious and actionable path toward decarbonization. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
"If sentiments seem easily derived in a few stories, in the best ones, mysteries like Theodosia's illuminate larger truths about love, loyalty and the persistence of memory. \u2014 Star Tribune , 8 Jan. 2021",
"The problem is that, while the careful study of history can provide policymakers with powerful insights, incongruous comparisons can just as easily obscure as illuminate contemporary challenges. \u2014 Richard Fontaine, The Atlantic , 3 Oct. 2017",
"Throughout the film, interviews reveal the pervasive abuses committed against infants, children and teens as well as illuminate groups and people who are working to stop it. \u2014 Kimber Myers, latimes.com , 28 Sep. 2017"
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"The jean jacket, a favorite of the Highland Park IPA illuminati , is free of the problematic associations of the chore coat. \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"All three make great cases, and despite what the NBA illuminati on Twitter may demand, there is not a wrong choice or incorrect order. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Hundreds of images in a folder on his computer acted as evidence for beliefs that included the illuminati , the deep state, Covid as a bioweapon, false flags and election rigging, just to name a few. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Modeled on the rippled look of paper lanterns, this multifunctional lamp is a collab between the design firm Silvon and the illuminati at Gantri. \u2014 Gear Team, Wired , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Asle isn\u2019t Jesus or Lazarus, \u00c5sleik isn\u2019t Andrew, no illuminati appear. \u2014 Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine , 20 July 2021",
"Though salads are the staple of the healthy lunch illuminati , my intolerance for eating a bowl of lettuce has always left me feeling out of the club. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2021",
"Meaning: this isn't The X-Files or Orphan Black in terms of a pervasive, confusing illuminati . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 18 Oct. 2019",
"Fans have recently been tweeting about Billie and her alleged relationship to the illuminati . \u2014 Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen , 13 Sep. 2019"
"Octavia and Orit\u2019s passion for telling true crime stories in a fresh and illuminating way was abundantly clear from our very first conversation. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"This memoir by a neurosurgeon grappling with his own terminal cancer diagnosis is both gutting and illuminating . \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"The archival materials unearthed here, especially personal letters and diary entries, are potent and illuminating , and some of the commentary offers real depth and insight. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"So in this case, draw inspiration from the same rearview mirror that proved so illuminating and reflective for the Celtics after Game 1. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
"It's been a pleasure having you here, and it's been very illuminating . \u2014 Tax Notes Staff, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"As an avid listener and fascinated follower of Dylan\u2019s every surprising and illuminating turn, his work has brought me a lifetime of aesthetic pleasures, confounding challenges and profound joy. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022",
"And their answers are pretty illuminating and help guide me in determining the newsworthiness of the information. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
"In her 2020 book, The Privatized State, Chiara Cordelli, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, addresses this question with a line of thinking that is both simple and illuminating . \u2014 Robin Kaiser-schatzlein, The New Republic , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Octavia and Orit\u2019s passion for telling true crime stories in a fresh and illuminating way was abundantly clear from our very first conversation. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"This memoir by a neurosurgeon grappling with his own terminal cancer diagnosis is both gutting and illuminating . \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"The archival materials unearthed here, especially personal letters and diary entries, are potent and illuminating , and some of the commentary offers real depth and insight. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"So in this case, draw inspiration from the same rearview mirror that proved so illuminating and reflective for the Celtics after Game 1. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
"It's been a pleasure having you here, and it's been very illuminating . \u2014 Tax Notes Staff, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"As an avid listener and fascinated follower of Dylan\u2019s every surprising and illuminating turn, his work has brought me a lifetime of aesthetic pleasures, confounding challenges and profound joy. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022",
"And their answers are pretty illuminating and help guide me in determining the newsworthiness of the information. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
"In her 2020 book, The Privatized State, Chiara Cordelli, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, addresses this question with a line of thinking that is both simple and illuminating . \u2014 Robin Kaiser-schatzlein, The New Republic , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"examples":[
"When taking photographs indoors, use a flash for illumination .",
"They traveled to the temple in search of spiritual illumination .",
"an old manuscript with beautiful illumination s",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Having proper illumination onto a countertop can be the difference between a julienned carrot and a julienned fingertip. \u2014 Jamie Gold, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Arsenic, calcium, and sulfur mapping, for instance, showed the definition of the flower and hinted at the original illumination achieved through Mignon's use of light and shadow, while the iron distribution showed its overall shape. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
"Strawberry Moon will rise on Monday, June 13 before reaching peak illumination at 6:52 a.m. CDT Tuesday. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
"This month's full moon, recognized as the Strawberry Moon, is set to reach its peak illumination during the morning of June 14 this year, but won't become visible in North American time zones until later in the evening. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"About 40 percent of humankind is permanently bathed in the equivalent of perpetual moonlight, and about 25 percent constantly experiences an artificial twilight that exceeds the illumination of a full moon. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
"The moon will appear full starting Sunday night but will technically reach full illumination Tuesday at 7:52 a.m. Eastern. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
"The moon will appear full starting Sunday night but will technically reach full illumination Tuesday at 7:52 a.m. Eastern. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Two features reviewers across multiple sites raved about include the weight (0.4 grams) and the G3's constant illumination of the time and battery level. \u2014 John Thompson, Men's Health , 6 June 2022"
"small table lamps illumine the inn's dining room in a most romantic way",
"readers of great literature are both entertained and illumined",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In addition, examples of illustration and decorative design by Holbein and others illumine the varied functions of a sixteenth-century court vocation. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"The past few decades of self-portraiture have seen the birth and death of micro-trends, including selfie sticks and ring lights that illumine our faces with an angelic glow. \u2014 Allure , 23 Feb. 2021",
"For the Native American legend about why the bear has no tail, a sequence of adroit drawings further illumined Thompson\u2019s lively narration and the characterful musical sound effects in Hitomi Oba\u2019s score. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Sep. 2019",
"In the case of Arp, a revolutionary figure in modernism\u2019s movements of abstraction, Dadaism and Surrealism, this complementary group show illumines just how foundational and remarkably inimitable Arp\u2019s abstractions really are. \u2014 Lance Esplund, WSJ , 30 Oct. 2018",
"All are illumined by a searching intelligence and a willingness to test the boundaries of the short story form. \u2014 Martha Southgate, New York Times , 13 Apr. 2018",
"Another photographer whose images help illumine that dark chapter of American history is Ansel Adams. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Feb. 2017",
"Fiery lightning almost constantly illumined the heavens.\u2026The Gulf upon one side and the bay upon the other were advancing upon us. \u2014 Erick Trickey, Smithsonian , 4 Jan. 2017",
"One picture from Friday night that went viral showed a man yelling, his face illumined by the light from his tiki torch. \u2014 Thomas Oide Toide@sacbee.com, sacbee , 13 Aug. 2017"
"small table lamps illumine the inn's dining room in a most romantic way",
"readers of great literature are both entertained and illumined",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In addition, examples of illustration and decorative design by Holbein and others illumine the varied functions of a sixteenth-century court vocation. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"The past few decades of self-portraiture have seen the birth and death of micro-trends, including selfie sticks and ring lights that illumine our faces with an angelic glow. \u2014 Allure , 23 Feb. 2021",
"For the Native American legend about why the bear has no tail, a sequence of adroit drawings further illumined Thompson\u2019s lively narration and the characterful musical sound effects in Hitomi Oba\u2019s score. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Sep. 2019",
"In the case of Arp, a revolutionary figure in modernism\u2019s movements of abstraction, Dadaism and Surrealism, this complementary group show illumines just how foundational and remarkably inimitable Arp\u2019s abstractions really are. \u2014 Lance Esplund, WSJ , 30 Oct. 2018",
"All are illumined by a searching intelligence and a willingness to test the boundaries of the short story form. \u2014 Martha Southgate, New York Times , 13 Apr. 2018",
"Another photographer whose images help illumine that dark chapter of American history is Ansel Adams. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Feb. 2017",
"Fiery lightning almost constantly illumined the heavens.\u2026The Gulf upon one side and the bay upon the other were advancing upon us. \u2014 Erick Trickey, Smithsonian , 4 Jan. 2017",
"One picture from Friday night that went viral showed a man yelling, his face illumined by the light from his tiki torch. \u2014 Thomas Oide Toide@sacbee.com, sacbee , 13 Aug. 2017"
"The video game is designed to give the illusion that you are in control of an airplane.",
"They used paint to create the illusion of metal.",
"She says that all progress is just an illusion .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Deals that were locked in during upfront negotiations and lucrative political revenue could give the illusion of a booming ad market, even if the scatter market begins to lag behind. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"This look actually consists of layered neckline details that just give the illusion of a peeking undergarment. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 9 June 2022",
"The elements in his compositions are precise and hard-edge, and are modeled and shadowed to give an illusion of depth as in classical painting. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Distant trees give the illusion of exploding blossoms as the Snow Geese Festival near Delta draws people in on Friday, Feb. 26, during their northern migration for the start of spring in the Arctic. \u2014 Chris Samuels, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Jan. 2022",
"There are also shampoos that give the illusion of thicker, fuller hair, which can help with the appearance of fine, thinning hair. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The acrylic\u2019s refractive index is similar to water, so the tops give the illusion of disappearing once submerged. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The Sag full moon, which yearns for truth and revelation, is making a square angle to Neptune, the planet of fantasy, illusion , and dreams, in Pisces, its own sign. \u2014 Emily Newhouse, Allure , 13 June 2022",
"Rather, Watkins argues, Crivelli\u2019s work should be understood as offering a sophisticated and self-conscious exploration of reality and illusion . \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022"
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin illusion-, illusio , from Latin, action of mocking, from illudere to mock at, from in- + ludere to play, mock \u2014 more at ludicrous":""
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for illusion delusion , illusion , hallucination , mirage mean something that is believed to be true or real but that is actually false or unreal. delusion implies an inability to distinguish between what is real and what only seems to be real, often as the result of a disordered state of mind. delusions of persecution illusion implies a false ascribing of reality based on what one sees or imagines. an illusion of safety hallucination implies impressions that are the product of disordered senses, as because of mental illness or drugs. suffered from terrifying hallucinations mirage in its extended sense applies to an illusory vision, dream, hope, or aim. claimed a balanced budget is a mirage",
"He illustrated his lecture with stories of his own experiences in the field.",
"Please give a few examples to illustrate your point.",
"The results illustrate how important it is to wear your seatbelt.",
"The students will write and illustrate their own stories.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Experts said the uncertainty surrounding the identity and aims of the woman in the video further illustrate how false information can be weaponized regardless of its originator\u2019s intentions. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Growing Abolition\u2019s greenhouse was built to illustrate the inhumanity of ADX Florence after sumell met a solitary gardener confined there. \u2014 Abigail Glasgow, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"As attempts by social media platforms to police extremist content and viral misinformation illustrate all too well, content moderation is a tricky thing to do at scale. \u2014 Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Season Three mostly left the docks behind, but added many new characters in both City Hall and other corners of the BPD, to illustrate how difficult attempts to reform the War on Drugs, let alone end it, will be. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022",
"The process of creating the paintings, which historically were commissioned to illustrate religious stories, scientific texts, poetry, tales, and imperial histories, was meticulous. \u2014 Naib Mian, The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
"This story is naming four \u2014 those whose cases illustrate both the gulf in the level of offenses the Navy dealt with internally and the disparities in punishment for similar misconduct. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"And as the examples of Goei and Zaslav illustrate , the size of CEO comp packages often appears completely disconnected to performance. \u2014 Scott Decarlo, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
"If Marker and Ophuls illustrate history explicitly, with voice-overs, juxtaposition, and montage, Eustache creates a portrait of almost real life, a fiction in the classical territory of cinema. \u2014 Rachel Kushner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022"
"The illustration on page 30 shows the parts of an engine.",
"a book with many photographs and illustrations",
"The illustrations that he provided in his speech were very effective.",
"They selected photographs to use for the illustration of the book.",
"Illustration is the key to good communication.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In maybe the sharpest illustration of what his life has become, the first episode (confidently directed by showrunner and The Mandalorian vet Deborah Chow) follows him to his monotonous factory job on Tatooine not once, not twice, but three times. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"This reliance on social media for connection has potentially worrying effects, as Olivia Laing argues in her illustration of concerns for strictly virtual bonds. \u2014 Kara Devlin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
"The picture is now in SFMOMA\u2019s permanent collection (many of Galella\u2019s works are owned by fine-art museums); its power is in its stark illustration of the hold that celebrity has on our cultural imagination. \u2014 The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
"The exterior likely won't look too different, as seen in our illustration , but the interior is slated to get a major redux. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 9 May 2022",
"Whitely earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration in 1983 from the Cleveland Institute of Art and Master of Arts in painting in 1999 from Kent State University. \u2014 cleveland , 6 May 2022",
"The surging cost of such necessities will cost the typical household an extra $5,200 this year, economists say in a stark illustration of the ongoing toll of inflation. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 30 Mar. 2022",
"In 1984, her agency licensed one of Goldsmith\u2019s photographs of Prince\u2014a humane, moody portrait of the Minnesota musician at the early heights of his stardom in 1981\u2014to Vanity Fair for use as a reference in an illustration . \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
"In the swirling illustration by Rudy Gutierrez, Carlos Santana is encircled by the rich energetic tapestry weaved throughout his music, the faces of his inspirations, the pulsating vitality that radiates from his guitar strings. \u2014 Yasmine Shemesh, Billboard , 22 Mar. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for illustration instance , case , illustration , example , sample , specimen mean something that exhibits distinguishing characteristics in its category. instance applies to any individual person, act, or thing that may be offered to illustrate or explain. an instance of history repeating itself case is used to direct attention to a real or assumed occurrence or situation that is to be considered, studied, or dealt with. a case of mistaken identity illustration applies to an instance offered as a means of clarifying or illuminating a general statement. a telling illustration of Murphy's Law example applies to a typical, representative, or illustrative instance or case. a typical example of bureaucratic waste sample implies a part or unit taken at random from a larger whole and so presumed to be typical of its qualities. show us a sample of your work specimen applies to any example or sample whether representative or merely existent and available. one of the finest specimens of the jeweler's art",
"an illustrative analogy in which the relationship between God and humanity is likened to that between a shepherd and his flock",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Last year\u2019s near-catastrophic blackouts in Texas after a sudden cold snap is illustrative . \u2014 Tilak Doshi, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Nature journaling is a method of observational, illustrative journaling championed in the modern age by naturalist John Muir Laws (no relation to naturalist John Muir). \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"His recurring mushroom imagery, rendered in an illustrative manga style, references mushroom clouds, a response to the 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings in Japan. \u2014 Michelle Groskopf, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"The creation of the World Trade Organization in 1995 and China's entry into it in 2001 were milestones of this period, illustrative of the larger, cooperative fabric that bound the global landscape and prevented major conflict. \u2014 B\u00f8rge Brende For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 21 May 2022",
"Business leaders contemplating relocation to the Golden State may wish to consider the illustrative plight of Activision Blizzard. \u2014 Will Swaim, National Review , 19 May 2022",
"The promo also is illustrative to how women in professional wrestling were treated in the late 1990s. \u2014 al , 19 May 2022",
"The specific securities used are for illustrative purposes only and not a recommendation or solicitation to purchase or sell any individual security. \u2014 David Thomas, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"But the dominant modes were scenes painted whole rather than fragmented, in either a version of straight realism or a more fanciful and illustrative modernist shorthand. \u2014 David Salle, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2022"
"Hirschauer has enjoyed an illustrious athletic career, both as a player and coach. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"Kostek also touched on Gronkowski's illustrious career. \u2014 Robin Raven, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
"Florida State has named broadcasting veteran Jeff Culhane as the new voice of the Seminoles, replacing longtime announcer Gene Deckerhoff, who retired this spring after an illustrious 43-year career with the school. \u2014 Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"Screen icon Julie Andrews was honored with the American Film Institute\u2019s Live Achievement Award at a Gala Tribute in Los Angeles, and the actors who played the von Trapp children came together to celebrate her illustrious career. \u2014 Toyin Owoseje, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"Still going strong at 80, the prolific filmmaker has no intention of easing up on an illustrious career. \u2014 Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Cannes Film Festival, the audience was treated to a ten-minute montage of Cruise\u2019s illustrious career. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"Longman had an illustrious career, creating many public monuments and significant statues. \u2014 Haben Kelati, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"This collection pays homage to Team Penske\u2019s illustrious past and celebrates the future of the sport. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 18 May 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for illustrious famous , renowned , celebrated , noted , notorious , distinguished , eminent , illustrious mean known far and wide. famous implies little more than the fact of being, sometimes briefly, widely and popularly known. a famous actress renowned implies more glory and acclamation. one of the most renowned figures in sports history celebrated implies notice and attention especially in print. the most celebrated beauty of her day noted suggests well-deserved public attention. the noted mystery writer notorious frequently adds to famous an implication of questionableness or evil. a notorious gangster distinguished implies acknowledged excellence or superiority. a distinguished scientist who won the Nobel Prize eminent implies even greater prominence for outstanding quality or character. the country's most eminent writers illustrious stresses enduring honor and glory attached to a deed or person. illustrious war heroes",
