Sky brightens slowly.

Meaning: This means that the sky is becoming brighter gradually, possibly indicating the start of a new day or the setting of the sun.

Choice of Words: Sky is the upper atmosphere that we see from Earth, where the sun, stars, and clouds appear. Brightens means to become lighter or more illuminated. Slowly indicates that this process is gradual and unhurried.

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The sky gradually becomes more radiant.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it uses different words to describe the same thing. It's like saying, The sky is slowly getting brighter and brighter.

Choice of Words: The is used to specify a particular noun or group of nouns. Sky means the vast expanse that surrounds the earth, including the atmosphere and the celestial bodies visible from earth. Gradually means at a gradual pace or in a deliberate manner. Becomes means to come to be or to assume a new state or character. More is used to indicate a greater quantity or degree of something. Radiant means emitting or reflecting light. When you put them together, "The sky gradually becomes more radiant" is a description of the sky gradually becoming lighter or more full of light.

Over time, the sky's illumination increases.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences, but it uses even more different words to describe the same thing. It's like saying, The sky is getting brighter and brighter as time goes on.

Choice of Words: Over means above or on top of something. Time means the indefinite continued progress of existence and events that occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future. The is used to specify a particular noun or group of nouns. Sky's means belonging to the sky. Illumination means the act of lighting up or the state of being lit up. Increases means to become greater in size, amount, or intensity. When you put them together, "Over time, the sky's illumination increases" is a description of the sky gradually becoming lighter or more full of light.

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