Shadows retreated, light prevailed.

Meaning: The darkness disappeared, and light became more powerful.

Choice of Words: Shadows are areas of darkness, retreated means to move back or withdraw, light is the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible, prevailed means to be more powerful or influential than others.

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