exposes

verb

present tense third-person singular of expose
1
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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2
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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3
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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4
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 The International Maritime Organization has biofouling guidelines, but the scale of the current disruption exposes gaps in rules designed around routine shipping rather than mass, unplanned vessel lay-ups. — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Splashing down in the ocean exposes the spacecraft’s engines, stainless steel structure, and sensitive electronics to the corrosive effects of salt water. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026 By digging into the cruelty that reflects darker shades of our society, the show exposes it. — Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 For Jones, the cost exposes a larger imbalance inside Olympic sports. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 In astrology, Venus governs love, pleasure, money, relationships and values, while Pluto exposes what’s lingering beneath the surface. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 That’s because slicing okra into small pieces exposes more surface area, says Rice. — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026 Using live sensor feeds exposes autonomous software to the same type of information military pilots encounter during real missions. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exposes
  1. uncovers
  2. reveals
  3. displays
  4. shows
  5. discloses
  6. demonstrates
  7. exhibits
  8. discovers
Verb
  • Written and executive produced by Chandler Baker and executive produced by Susannah Grant, Discretion is a legal thriller about a summer associate Lenny (Fanning) at a prestigious Dallas law firm who uncovers a web of NDAs masking a dark truth.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The testing often uncovers issues that homeowners, and even many contractors, never realize exist.
    — Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • Reading The Quality Of A Tennis Necklace The difference between a tennis necklace that lasts and one that does not reveals itself in details most people never think to check.
    — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But Roy’s story of Annie (Arjun Raina), a New Delhi architecture student caught in a vicious cycle of failing and repeating his studies, gradually reveals itself as a sharp and poignant portrayal of youth, deftly poised between hope and cynicism.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of reveals
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  • Both displays support adaptive brightness for automatic adjustments based on the ambient lighting and reach a maximum output of 3,000 nits, which is plenty bright, even when viewed in direct sunlight.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Adjacent to the shrine is the Yushukan Museum, which displays wartime artifacts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of displays
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  • Video shows the moments when the man, who appears to be a United States Postal Service employee, hurled an object at a rare albino peacock and then hit it with a stick last week.
    — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The video, released by Ukraine’s prosecutor general, clearly shows a person in a black bucket hat, a lose dark jumper and a large white tote bag, walking up the street and placing a black backpack on the doorstep of Yermolaiev’s home.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of shows
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  • The filing discloses no significant catastrophe losses in the first half of 2026, meaning the Geico deterioration is purely operational rather than weather-driven.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The company no longer discloses total subscriber figures on a quarterly basis.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of discloses
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  • The attempt to recruit Vinicius Jr demonstrates the intention.
    — Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As Amziah demonstrates during this lesson, the queen is the center of the universe and without her, the colony would collapse.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of demonstrates
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  • The 2021 Rioja Blanca exhibits a strong vein of minerality in both the bouquet and on the palate.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Learn about the area’s earliest Native American inhabitants, the Saura, plus exhibits about the area’s granite quarrying, farming, and textile industries.
    — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • The Federal Trade Commission says criminals may collect application fees or deposits from several people before anyone discovers the property was never available.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The same goes for cold snaps in winter, when every homeowner suddenly discovers their furnace needs fixing.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026
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