Synonyms for shed light on
shed light on

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1. shed light onverb

   Synonyms:
   straighten out, sort out, crystallize, enlighten, clear up, illuminate, clear, elucidate

2. shed light onverb

   To illuminate; to make clear

   Synonyms:
   illuminate, sort out, clear up, clear, elucidate, straighten out, crystallize, enlighten

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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"

   Synonyms:
   discharge, earn, take in, classify, elucidate, illumine, unsnarl, pull in, wrap up, enlighten, sack, authorize, assoil, irradiate, finish up, crystalise, see the light, illuminate, light up, light, crystalize, make, polish off, crystallise, sort, tidy, gain, illume, mop up, clarify, correct, realise, finish off, edify, solve, exculpate, assort, unclutter, class, put right, pass, neaten, square away, effloresce, clean up, discipline, acquit, brighten, reform, authorise, separate, crystallize, clear up, bring in, exonerate, straighten out, sack up, top, clear, sort out, tidy up, realize, iron out, disentangle, get through, straighten, net

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1. Maayan Lev:

   We hope that this study will shed light on the importance of squamate remains in the Natufian, and will provide a tool todiscern between cultural and natural squamate accumulations in other zooarchaeological Natufian studies.

2. Johnita Due:

   We knew it was important to our country and important to our audiences to shed light on the meaning and significance of Juneteenth, and not only as an historic event but really as a way to engage and educate people about what still needs to happen for all of us to achieve freedom and justice.

3. Thomas Farrell:

   With compassion for the victims and their families, as well as for the Catholic family and the community at large, the Province and its leadership have worked to cooperate with the Office of Attorney General throughout this investigation in the hope that this information could shed light on events that the Province, too, struggles to understand, the Province extends its most sincere apologies to the victims and to the communities who have been harmed.

4. Clifton Nunnally:

   Human impacts on the environment never really go away. Loss of biodiversity can mean one species or thousands of individuals, 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.

5. Joe Zwick:

   He was able to shed light on all of those issues.