enlightening

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Rovere, on the other hand, found the book to be “barren of ideas and imagination,” and “scarcely more interesting or enlightening than the day-by-day newspaper accounts.”

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

But he knows that, if a critic can’t draw enlightening connections, attribution is only a parlor game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Nonetheless, Mr. Loconte’s approach in “The War for Middle-earth” is enlightening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

"It was very enlightening and scary -- by enlightening, I mean really scary," Arnett added.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

If enlightening, it is called “having an epiphany.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood