: a written account (such as a biography) that contains revealing and often scandalous information
tell-all
adjective
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Former clerk influenced jury, court finds Murdaugh’s appeal focused on allegedly inappropriate comments to jurors from Hill, who worked during Murdaugh’s trial and later wrote a tell-all book about it.
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Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Fairbanks would often refute ideas that Crawford was cold and cruel, which stemmed from his daughter Christine's tell-all memoir of shocking child abuse, Mommie Dearest.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Sources told InTouch that several top publishers are vying to sign Fergie for a tell-all book.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 1 May 2026
After the bombshell tell-all, the queen refused to take Harry’s phone calls without another person in the room, Vickers claimed.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Fairbanks would often refute ideas that Crawford was cold and cruel, which stemmed from his daughter Christine's tell-all memoir of shocking child abuse, Mommie Dearest.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Sources told InTouch that several top publishers are vying to sign Fergie for a tell-all book.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 1 May 2026
After the bombshell tell-all, the queen refused to take Harry’s phone calls without another person in the room, Vickers claimed.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Tell-all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tell-all. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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