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shed light on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidateverb

    make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

    "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

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  1. shed light onverb

    To illuminate; to make clear

ChatGPT

  1. shed light on

    To "shed light on" something means to clarify it, make it easier to understand, or provide additional information or insight about it. It involves revealing facts or details that help create a better understanding of the situation or subject.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shed light on in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shed light on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of shed light on in a Sentence

  1. Clifton Nunnally:

    We can't allow this heavily impacted disaster site to slip from our collective memory and further study is needed to shed light on the long-term impacts that oil spills have on fragile deep-sea ecosystems.

  2. Director Brian Oakes:

    I felt a responsibility for Jim and his family and friends to shed light on who he was because I think it was important and I wanted to re-contextualize that image that the world has known, and once you do know the person he was, the journalist he was, the stories he was telling—that image takes on a completely different meaning.

  3. Michael Bennet:

    I'm not here today to take a position or persuade any of our colleagues how to vote. I am keeping an open mind about this nomination and expect this week's hearing will shed light on Judge Gorsuch's judicial approach and views of the law.

  4. Michael Lohan:

    AGAIN, this website is a forum to shed light on things in a positive and truthful way. It is about bringing the world the truth about any situations or stories reported in the media that are worthy of discussing. It is about righting the wrongs and determining facts from fiction."Gawker: Lindsay Lohan's Dad Blogging (December 27, 2008)9

  5. Sebastian Stopper:

    Access to the archives is getting worse and worse, it's just politically desired for now not to shed light on crimes of the Russian state in the 20th century.


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