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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are illuminating" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that provides insight or clarity on a subject.
Example: "The findings from the research are illuminating, shedding light on previously misunderstood aspects of the phenomenon."
Alternatives: "are enlightening" or "are revealing".
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are illuminating
verb
To shine light on something.
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The results are illuminating.
Both books are illuminating.
The figures are illuminating.
Even his blind spots are illuminating".
Following cyclone inundation, observed salinity profiles are illuminating.
Her friendships, her heart and fine pen, are illuminating.
But whatever the case, the rural numbers are illuminating.
Interspersed with the gore are illuminating glimpses of police life.
A lot of quangos did not reply, but those that did are illuminating.
The circumstances of modern conservatism's birth are illuminating in this regard.
The three narratives were rightly grouped in news analyses today; their very differences are illuminating.
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