: a written account (such as a biography) that contains revealing and often scandalous information
tell-all
adjective
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When a publisher approached Deakins about writing a book, thinking of it more as a straightforward autobiography or Hollywood tell-all, Deakins was much more interested in the roadmap of how people get started as storytellers and the usually unusual, winding roads their careers take them on.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
In 2021, Markle and her husband, Prince Harry, sat down for a bombshell, tell-all interview with Winfrey.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
There’s an audience for that part of a tell-all.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Pulling apart fact from fiction in Allen’s story is tricky territory, however, despite the album being widely perceived as a tell-all about her ex-husband, actor David Harbour.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
In 2021, Markle and her husband, Prince Harry, sat down for a bombshell, tell-all interview with Winfrey.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
There’s an audience for that part of a tell-all.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Pulling apart fact from fiction in Allen’s story is tricky territory, however, despite the album being widely perceived as a tell-all about her ex-husband, actor David Harbour.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tell-all
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“Tell-all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tell-all. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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