in a different light
idiom
: in a different way : differently
I see things in a different light now.
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On top of all these logistics (which also included finding a rehab facility that Mulaney could go to immediately after the intervention), Kroll spoke about how the experience forced him to see Mulaney’s recent behavior in a different light.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
Joe Rogan picked up on Owens’ take last month, saying he was persuaded to see the allegations in a different light.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
More recently, and especially since the #MeToo movement, Bond has attempted to depict women in a different light.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
This Trumpian trail of recklessness with the nation’s most valuable secrets puts the revelations that Trump’s senior leadership discussed an active military operation over an unprotected messaging platform in a different light.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
Joe Rogan picked up on Owens’ take last month, saying he was persuaded to see the allegations in a different light.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
More recently, and especially since the #MeToo movement, Bond has attempted to depict women in a different light.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
This Trumpian trail of recklessness with the nation’s most valuable secrets puts the revelations that Trump’s senior leadership discussed an active military operation over an unprotected messaging platform in a different light.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
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“In a different light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20different%20light. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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