Synonyms for light up
light up

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1. light upverb

   start to burn with a bright flame

   "The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up"

   Synonyms:
   clear up, fire up, illuminate, illumine, light, brighten, illume, clear

2. light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminateverb

   make lighter or brighter

   "This lamp lightens the room a bit"

   Synonyms:
   brighten, fire up, enlighten, get down, crystalize, clear up, ignite, shed light on, illumine, illuminate, dismount, perch, sort out, clear, get off, elucidate, alight, crystallise, straighten out, fall, light, crystallize, unhorse, crystalise, illume

3. clear up, clear, light up, brightenverb

   become clear

   "The sky cleared after the storm"

   Synonyms:
   discharge, earn, take in, pull in, wrap up, sack, authorize, pass, make, shed light on, finish up, crystalise, illuminate, acquit, crystalize, fire up, finish off, bring in, polish off, crystallise, illume, gain, mop up, clarify, realise, solve, exculpate, unclutter, clear, elucidate, brighten, authorise, assoil, crystallize, clear up, enlighten, exonerate, straighten out, sack up, top, sort out, lighten, realize, lighten up, light, get through, illumine, net

4. light upverb

   ignite

   "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"

   Synonyms:
   clear up, fire up, illuminate, illumine, light, brighten, illume, clear

5. light up, fire up, lightverb

   begin to smoke

   "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"

   Synonyms:
   brighten, fire up, get down, clear up, ignite, dismount, illumine, illuminate, inflame, perch, clear, get off, alight, stir up, fall, light, wake, unhorse, illume, heat

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1. Arthur Brooks:

   People are trying to convert uncertainty into risk by reading too much news, but you're feeding into a set of algorithms that light up your brain like a Vegas casino.

2. Samer El Gharib:

   If you want to light up a cigarette outside the allotted time, you have to cheat, but by pushing that button, you have to admit to us, and to yourself, that you are cheating.

3. Steve Scalise:

   They need to light up the Senate switchboard.

4. Brittany Ainslie:

   Its really nice to see a patients face light up when they get to see their loved one and all around it really promotes healing to know that, you know, youre not alone through this, even though your family cant be here and they cant hug you and hold you, theyre thinking about you and theyre praying for you.

5. Martinrex Kedziora:

   We have additional measures to keep( students) safer than they've ever been, but we continue to work on that, diego was not only a brilliant student, but his friends also described him as someone whose smile could light up a room. He was beloved by his classmates, teachers and by his community.