come+to+light

  • 1come to light — {v. phr.} To be discovered; become known; appear. * /John s thefts from the bank where he worked came to light when the bank examiners made an inspection./ * /When the old woman died it came to light that she was actually rich./ * /New facts… …

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  • 2come to light — {v. phr.} To be discovered; become known; appear. * /John s thefts from the bank where he worked came to light when the bank examiners made an inspection./ * /When the old woman died it came to light that she was actually rich./ * /New facts… …

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  • 3come to light — index appear (materialize), arise (appear), emerge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4come to light — verb be revealed or disclosed (Freq. 1) The truth finally came to light • Syn: ↑come to hand • Hypernyms: ↑appear • Verb Frames: Something s * * * BE DISCOVER …

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  • 5come to light — bring something to light or come to light if facts are brought to light or come to light, people discover them New evidence in this case has recently come to light …

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  • 6come\ to\ light — v. phr. To be discovered; become known; appear. John s thefts from the bank where he worked came to light when the bank examiners made an inspection. When the old woman died it came to light that she was actually rich. New facts about ancient… …

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  • 7come to light — a fact important to this case has just come to light Syn: be discovered, be uncovered, be unearthed, come out, become known, become apparent, appear, materialize, emerge …

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  • 8come to light — ► bring (or come) to light make (or become) widely known or evident. Main Entry: ↑light …

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  • 9come to light — be discovered, become known It has recently come to light that the company has lost millions of dollars …

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  • 10come to light — Synonyms and related words: appear, arise, be found, be revealed, become known, become manifest, become visible, betray itself, break forth, come, come along, come forth, come forward, come in sight, come out, come to hand, crop out, discover… …

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