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shone light on

shone light on is the simple past and past participle 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 shone light on

What is shone light on the simple past and past participle of?
Shone light on is the simple past and past participle of shine light on.

Words near shone light on in the dictionary

  1. shondas
  2. shone
  3. shone a light on
  4. shone down on
  5. shone down upon
  6. shone light on
  7. shone off
  8. shone on
  9. shone through
  10. shone up
  11. Shone's syndrome

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Adapted from Wiktionary: shone 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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