Idiom
shed light upon
Meaning
Illuminate to the understanding; make intelligible; clarify or explain (something unknown).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“New evidence helps shed light upon the mystery.”
“The witness provided details that helped the police shed light upon what happened that night.”
“The historian discovered ancient documents that shed light upon the forgotten traditions of the civilization, finally clarifying the origins of their complex social structure.”
Examples
simple
“New evidence helps shed light upon the mystery.”
contextual
“The witness provided details that helped the police shed light upon what happened that night.”
complex
“The historian discovered ancient documents that shed light upon the forgotten traditions of the civilization, finally clarifying the origins of their complex social structure.”
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