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shed light on

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shed light on something
to make something clearer. Experts hope the plane's flight recorders will shed light on the cause of the crash. The latest study could throw light on why older people are the only ones affected.
Related vocabulary: put a spotlight on someone/something
See also: light, shed

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She was the smile that shed light on all round her.
but as the sun was rising from the fair sea {24} into the firmament of heaven to shed light on mortals and immortals, they reached Pylos the city of Neleus.
 
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