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},
{
"form": "shedding light upon",
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{
"form": "shed light upon",
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"expansion": "shed light upon (third-person singular simple present sheds light upon, present participle shedding light upon, simple past and past participle shed light upon)",
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}
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"examples": [
{
"text": "This mystery has vexed us all hitherto; perhaps you will be able to shed light upon the matter, Inspector."
}
],
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"Illuminate to the understanding; make intelligible; clarify or explain (something unknown)."
],
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"(idiomatic) Illuminate to the understanding; make intelligible; clarify or explain (something unknown)."
],
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"word": "shed light on"
}
],
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"form": "shed light upon",
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"text": "This mystery has vexed us all hitherto; perhaps you will be able to shed light upon the matter, Inspector."
}
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],
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],
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"synonyms": [
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"word": "shed light on"
}
],
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