as in revealing
to make known (as information previously kept secret)
finally bared the secret that she had kept to herself for so long
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Recent Examples of baring
Hitting the sweet spot between floor-grazing baggy jeans and calves-baring capris, a subtly cropped pair of jeans shows off your shoes without leaving too much in the cold.
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Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
The Mallards, whose colors are maroon and gold and whose logo features a male duck angrily baring its fictional teeth, are part of a 51-year old league stretching from Maine to New Mexico, Maryland to Alaska.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
Actors and their relationship to filming NSFW scenes have come up more than once this week, with Jon Hamm also being asked about filming a butt-baring scene in the second season of Your Friends & Neighbors.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Discovering a fang-baring fish-woman (Avery Potemri, a movement artist playing an impressive special effect), Doug tranquilizes the creature and houses it in his bathroom, rejuvenated by his newfound purpose.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
More recently, Rihanna shared a new Fenty Hair commercial on Instagram, in which she could be seen baring it all in a Savage Fenty thong bodysuit.
—Karen Fratti, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
But the role requires her to open her life up to the world, baring all her family’s struggle for a shot at the American Dream.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
The pushback was due to the event being held during Ramadan and for featuring what some considered to be inappropriate clothing — bikini tops and a few other body-baring styles paired with their skiwear.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
She’s been hailed for changing the maternity fashion game due to her skin-baring, high fashion maternity outfits.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 10 Mar. 2025
Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
The Mallards, whose colors are maroon and gold and whose logo features a male duck angrily baring its fictional teeth, are part of a 51-year old league stretching from Maine to New Mexico, Maryland to Alaska.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
Actors and their relationship to filming NSFW scenes have come up more than once this week, with Jon Hamm also being asked about filming a butt-baring scene in the second season of Your Friends & Neighbors.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Discovering a fang-baring fish-woman (Avery Potemri, a movement artist playing an impressive special effect), Doug tranquilizes the creature and houses it in his bathroom, rejuvenated by his newfound purpose.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
More recently, Rihanna shared a new Fenty Hair commercial on Instagram, in which she could be seen baring it all in a Savage Fenty thong bodysuit.
—Karen Fratti, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
But the role requires her to open her life up to the world, baring all her family’s struggle for a shot at the American Dream.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
The pushback was due to the event being held during Ramadan and for featuring what some considered to be inappropriate clothing — bikini tops and a few other body-baring styles paired with their skiwear.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
She’s been hailed for changing the maternity fashion game due to her skin-baring, high fashion maternity outfits.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baring
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He was bound by nondisclosure agreements forbidding him from revealing classified or sensitive military information.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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In April 2026, CBS announced its fall schedule, revealing that hit shows like Matlock and Ghosts are being held until midseason for the 2026-2027 TV schedule.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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After disclosing a $500 million funding round that valued the company at $5 billion in October, Tempo formally launched in March.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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In general, disclosing AI use decreases trust and undermines legitimacy.—
Andras Molnar,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
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Scientists are using Nvidia GPUs to examine the data and regularly discovering the oldest galaxies in the universe.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Digital Fossil Mining, besides discovering the beaks in the first place, enabled Iba’s team to observe very fine details of their structure.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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The staff kept operations running under armed guard for nearly three weeks, exposing personnel to radiation doses well beyond the limits of their normal rotation schedules.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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During heavy rain, sewage can overflow into waterways, exposing people to toxic chemicals and harmful bacteria.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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What Sam Hoffman built there became the city of Thornton — and a free public exhibit is now telling that story for the first time in a generation.—
Anna Alejo,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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But the sharper books are telling a slightly different story.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Against the backdrop of an island honeymoon, the two men clash and bicker before gradually uncovering an unexpected bond.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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Global financial officials warned at the IMF and World Bank spring meetings that advanced AI models—particularly Anthropic’s Claude Mythos—could pose systemic risks by rapidly uncovering and exploiting cyber vulnerabilities across banks and critical infrastructure.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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