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as in uncovers
to reveal the true nature of
a well-researched article that exposes the UFO story as a hoax
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as in reveals
to make known (as information previously kept secret)
the documentary claims to expose how winners of beauty pageants are really picked
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as in displays
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
the tight race for the championship exposed one team's mean streak
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as in shows
to present so as to invite notice or attention
I didn't want to expose my ignorance in front of the others, so I kept silent
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Recent Examples of exposes
Against a United block that often exposes the space either side of the midfield two and has tended to concede from crosses, his ability to find those pockets and time his runs into the box should offer opportunities in the final third.
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
All this exposes a hole in the MAHA movement.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
That explains why the two-perspective structure couldn’t be justified in an episode like this and exposes the weakness of the conceit in the first place.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Adapting this chaos‑engineering philosophy through recovery drills, fault injection and regular testing exposes hidden dependencies and builds confidence.
—Mukul Garg, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
While Camp Rise exposes younger kids to careers and mentors, other programs try to directly intervene before violence occurs.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Such heavy use exposes teens to a cascade of risks, with mental health impacts topping the list.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Castles made of sand Wednesday’s discovery exposes a key weakness of the public key infrastructure that’s responsible for ensuring trust of the entire Internet.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Their first meeting was also an intimate one, when Sophie walks in on Margo and Margo drops her dress and exposes herself in the bathroom.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
All this exposes a hole in the MAHA movement.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
That explains why the two-perspective structure couldn’t be justified in an episode like this and exposes the weakness of the conceit in the first place.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Adapting this chaos‑engineering philosophy through recovery drills, fault injection and regular testing exposes hidden dependencies and builds confidence.
—Mukul Garg, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
While Camp Rise exposes younger kids to careers and mentors, other programs try to directly intervene before violence occurs.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Such heavy use exposes teens to a cascade of risks, with mental health impacts topping the list.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Castles made of sand Wednesday’s discovery exposes a key weakness of the public key infrastructure that’s responsible for ensuring trust of the entire Internet.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Their first meeting was also an intimate one, when Sophie walks in on Margo and Margo drops her dress and exposes herself in the bathroom.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exposes
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But Isabel's life gets upended when her sister unexpectedly dies — especially after Isabel uncovers her sibling's unfinished bucket list.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Their investigation plunges them into the shadowy corners of New York and beyond—where the trio uncovers a dangerous web of secrets connecting powerful billionaires, old-school mobsters, and the mysterious residents of the Arconia.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Sep. 2025
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Elon Musk reveals $1 billion stock purchase of Tesla.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The reliance on older tanks pulled from storage, refurbs, and export/show models being re-routed for combat reveals pressures on the Russian armored force structure.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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Separately, the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex also displays the hatches from the Apollo 1 command module that prevented three astronauts from escaping a fire in the capsule during a 1967 test on the launch pad.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The humanoid displays visual recognition capabilities during this instance, reacting to a wave by waving back and performing human-like locomotion by imitating humans.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Other Side of the Contest Award shows focus on who wins, but every contest has another side.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The trend shows that attackers can leverage emerging AI during the hacking process, including attack scenario planning, malware development, building their tools and to impersonate job recruiters, said Mun Chong-hyun, director at Genians.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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So, for instance, if a buyer asks about flaws in an item and the seller discloses a stain or tear in a garment, the seller can see how that impacts the buyer’s offer.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Aug. 2025
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Jones also discloses in the series his Stage 4 cancer diagnosis in 2010 — and even that is part of the Jones-Johnson feud.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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The technical implementation demonstrates how PostgreSQL’s extensibility addresses enterprise requirements for both document flexibility and relational consistency.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Focus on scientific breakthroughs While K2 Think demonstrates performance on par with OpenAI, the system's developers say the aim is not to build a chatbot like ChatGPT.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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These processes follow the solar cycle, an 11-year cycle of increasing and decreasing activity on the sun when the sun's magnetic field exhibits a full magnetic reversal.—
Ryan French,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In contrast, Canada exhibits a much more balanced diplomatic exchange.—
Collin J. Meisel,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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Share Problems In Advance Proactively communicate a problem before the customer discovers it.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, Oliver is at the Caccimelio’s dry cleaning business after hours and discovers Nicky’s dead body hung up with all the clothing.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Exposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exposes. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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