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shines light on

shines light on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shine light on.

Meaning of shine light on

Verb

shine light on (third-person singular simple present shines light on, present participle shining light on, simple past and past participle shined light on or shone light on)

  1. (figuratively) Synonym of shine a light on.
    • Blue Monday may have been and gone for this year, and even though it was created by a travel agency it does shine light on mental illness, something that we all know is common but aren’t too willing to accept the fact either.2016 February 10, confessionsofabooklover, “Mind Your Head by Juno Dawson – review”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 07 May 2024

Questions about shines light on

What is shines light on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shines light on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shine light on.

Words near shines light on in the dictionary

  1. shiners
  2. shines
  3. shines a light on
  4. shines down on
  5. shines down upon
  6. shines light on
  7. shines off
  8. shines on
  9. shines through
  10. shines up
  11. shiness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: shines light on (page history and authors); shine light on (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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