divulges

verb

present tense third-person singular of divulge
as in reveals
to make known (as information previously kept secret) we tried to make him divulge the name of the winner, but he wouldn't budge

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Recent Examples of divulges Characteristically, Williams never divulges what Adam actually said. — Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 17 June 2026 Keep reading as Kim divulges her Olympics hair routine, the K-beauty find she’s currently obsessed with, and more. — Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 3 Dec. 2025 Nobody divulges what percentage of their volume a supplier might encompass, saying instead whether a factory is strategic for them or not. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 1 Dec. 2025 However, mac and cheese might not necessarily be on the menu for Bieber, Younger divulges. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 Aleah, meanwhile, divulges the harrowing story of her past experience with domestic abuse. — Grace Byron, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025 In a cover story for GQ, Kelce divulges all about his career, Swift, and more. — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025 Senghor rarely divulges easily traceable stories about his past. — Justin Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divulges
  1. reveals
  2. discloses
  3. discovers
  4. tells
  5. uncovers
Verb
  • The bankruptcy case reveals significant claims from Concord Mills of $606,200, as well as other mall landlords including Roosevelt Field in New York, Woodfield Mall in Illinois, and the Mall of Georgia.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso July 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
  • Picking just 17 performances (across a dozen films and five TV appearances) from his half-century career was remarkably difficult, but the list below reveals the breadth of his underrated ability.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of reveals
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  • One line, on page 157, discloses an investment in gold bars valued at between $500,000 and $1 million.
    — Dan Mangan,Luke Fountain,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 30 June 2026
  • Additional information about the process is expected to be revealed when the operator discloses its second quarter earnings on the morning of July 23.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of discloses
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  • That value comes from the cast member who notices a nervous child, the detail a family discovers together, the meal that anchors the day and the fleeting sense that this experience could not have unfolded in quite the same way for anyone else.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Along the way, Cleo discovers that the monsters’ aren’t as monstrous as most everyone thinks.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 9 July 2026
Definition of discovers
Verb
  • The thing is Georgia wasn’t antagonizing her (and Ariana tells her as much).
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • Blake’s 7 tells the story of Roj Blake, a political dissident working against the totalitarian Federation controlling Earth and its colonies.
    — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of tells
Verb
  • Angels In Darkness follows a troubled private investigator who uncovers a secret cult’s plan to unleash an ancient force, as the boundary between worlds begins to collapse.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • The investigation uncovers a decades-old love affair, revealing that the person Grandma had been exchanging letters with for half a century via the traditional qiaopi system was a complete stranger.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 June 2026
Definition of uncovers

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