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Discover LudwigThe phrase "threw light" is correct and can be used in written English to mean "shed light" or "provided illumination," either literally or figuratively.
Example: The new documentary really threw light on the inner workings of the political system.
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Mr. Kambanda's appearance in The Hague today threw light on the lingering mystery of his whereabouts.
Research by the company threw light on the extent of negative return in savings accounts.
After he got in the driver threw light on the trouble.
A dim lamp threw light on to his hunched shoulders, clad in papal white.
The water in the fountain threw light over the green legs of Apollo, who was otherwise lost in darkness.
Dent had recognised the condition 30 years earlier, but it was Wrong's work that really threw light on it.
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He threw lighter fuel over her and set her on fire, causing horrific burns.
"It throws light around in so many different ways".
All throw light on its fascinations and complexities.
Neoclassical theory throws light upon the long-run changes in distribution of income.
His unhappy condition could throw light on nothing but our prurient curiosity about human aberration.
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