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
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  • Bone must be separated from surrounding rock millimeter by millimeter with a pneumatic chisel, whose needle gently breaks away rock while ultraviolet light reveals where the bone ends and the surrounding rock begins.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • That gap reveals that a lot of capital gets routed through low-tax jurisdictions before landing in its true home.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 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
Verb
  • Additionally, critical safety incidents must be reported no later than 24 hours after the frontier developer discovers them.
    — Victoria Baeza Garcia, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2026
  • Their cycle of retaliation deepens until each discovers that the greater threat comes from the people closest to them.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 July 2026
Definition of discovers
Verb
  • The historical data tells us that workplace promotions and outcomes have not been evenly distributed.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Etched onto each of the bands is a series of letters and numbers that, if it’s captured again, tells the next researcher where this bird has been.
    — Mack Baysinger Follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of tells
Verb
  • From Mongolian throat singing to vocal health, accents, gaming, and more, High Notes uncovers the craft behind the business.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Iván stars as Joseph Santiago, a former felon who uncovers a corporate cover-up while investigating a car accident on behalf of a victim’s family.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 July 2026
Definition of uncovers

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