bared

verb

past tense of bare
as in revealed
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 bared In the Swinging Sixties, the miniskirt finally bared the legs. — Kelly Niesen, Glamour, 24 July 2026 Wang paired her platinum locks with a slinky little black dress from her own label, which bared her entire midsection. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 July 2026 Baldy bared his big, yellow teeth and sank them into Donna’s flank. — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026 Nothing did, so three times over the course of twelve weeks the group bared their arms and allowed strangers to poke them with a needle, through which flowed something new, a substance never before inserted into human bodies. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 The Spartans got the tying run aboard in the bottom of the inning but Ghelli bared down and retired the side to end things. — Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bared
  1. revealed
  2. disclosed
  3. discovered
  4. exposed
  5. uncovered
  6. told
Verb
  • Emmy-winning composer David Fleming (Widow’s Bay, Superman, HBO’s The Last of Us) was also revealed as the game’s composer, marking his video game composing debut with the main title theme, Logan, now available on all music platforms.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 July 2026
  • The announcement comes just days after defense technology company Anduril revealed Thunder, the military variant of the same dual-use aircraft platform, at the Farnborough International Airshow.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
Definition of revealed
Verb
  • The fee is disclosed up front, chopped into weekly payments, and, in his telling, never grows.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • What these agreements are hasn’t been disclosed, but the filing states these provisions update language, ensure compliance with state law and clarify existing practices.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of disclosed
Verb
  • The researchers discovered that seaweeds accumulate critical minerals from the surrounding seawater into their tissues, sometimes in exponential concentrations.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
  • The flowering Arisaema mcmahanii or cobra lily, discovered by Scott McMahan and his Vietnamese colleagues.
    — Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of discovered
Verb
  • Dose limits set the maximum amount of radiation the public and radiation workers can be exposed to, while ALARA kept radiation exposure as low as practical under those limits.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • In the last two weeks, two Illinois House Democrats have been exposed for allegedly misusing their offices, engaging in reprehensible conduct and abusing the public trust placed in them as state representatives.
    — Amy Elik, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of exposed
Verb
  • Michigan announced Manuel’s departure Monday, citing issues uncovered by the Jenner & Block investigation into the culture and practices of Michigan’s athletic department.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Two 1970s murals by Chilean artist Julio Escámez, long thought to have been destroyed by Augusto Pinochet’s military regime, are currently in the process of being uncovered and restored.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of uncovered
Verb
  • Yet several scientists told KFF Health News that the specimens most likely were indeed for use in developing mpox diagnostic tests.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • So good, Mancilla told The Star during a recent interview, that customers aren’t always able to find parking — granted, the lot is relatively small.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Definition of told

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