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as in uncovering
to reveal the true nature of
a well-researched article that exposes the UFO story as a hoax
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as in revealing
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 displaying
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 showing
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 exposing
Later, the Moon squares the Sun, exposing tension between social momentum and personal comfort.
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Video recovered from the cameras show 18 people in various stages of disrobement, exposing genitalia and going to the toilet, including a minor and two infants.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
The verdict marked the county’s first murder convictions based on exposing a child to fentanyl.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Magyar presented himself as a longtime insider of Orbán’s world who was now exposing the misdeeds of his former friends and colleagues.
—Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
As per the researchers, the system can safely disassemble battery packs down to the cell level while exposing the cell terminals for testing and processing.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Pashaei warned that claims of foreign weapons support could deepen divisions inside the opposition while also exposing Kurdish groups to further retaliation from Tehran.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
The Iran war has exacerbated the price pressure, exposing California's dependence in large part on foreign imports, some analysts said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 May 2026
This retrograde is exposing emotional, financial, and psychological dynamics that run far deeper than surface appearances.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Video recovered from the cameras show 18 people in various stages of disrobement, exposing genitalia and going to the toilet, including a minor and two infants.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
The verdict marked the county’s first murder convictions based on exposing a child to fentanyl.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Magyar presented himself as a longtime insider of Orbán’s world who was now exposing the misdeeds of his former friends and colleagues.
—Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
As per the researchers, the system can safely disassemble battery packs down to the cell level while exposing the cell terminals for testing and processing.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Pashaei warned that claims of foreign weapons support could deepen divisions inside the opposition while also exposing Kurdish groups to further retaliation from Tehran.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
The Iran war has exacerbated the price pressure, exposing California's dependence in large part on foreign imports, some analysts said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 May 2026
This retrograde is exposing emotional, financial, and psychological dynamics that run far deeper than surface appearances.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exposing
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Ultimately, the team’s work resulted in uncovering documentary evidence of more than 1,000 incidents of ghost voting, forgery and other forms of vote fraud.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Advertisement Marie discovers this information after uncovering that her daughter was having an affair with a married man.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
7 May 2026
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That the precise prose of this account, and numerous other anecdotes, is written with the kind of titanic certainty that would sway a jury is expected; what’s surprising, however, is Crenshaw’s candor in revealing her vulnerability and disappointments.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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For a few fleeting minutes and seconds, the sun will be completely blocked, revealing its delicate outer atmosphere — the corona — as the landscape is bathed in an eerie twilight.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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Meanwhile, a Spanish woman who was tested for hantavirus after taking the same flight as a patient who died from the disease and displaying symptoms consistent with an infection has tested negative, Spain's health ministry said May 9.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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There are two drawers for storage, plus a lower shelf ideal for displaying styles that require quick and easy access.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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In October 2025, a report was released by Blue Water Baltimore and Waterfront Partnership, showing that some areas in the harbor were improving and other areas were headed in the wrong direction.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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The documents include more than 20 video files showing unidentified objects captured by military sensors in locations from Syria and Japan to North America.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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City officials, when wielding that exemption, must determine if the public interest in keeping documents secret outweighs the public interest in disclosing documents, First Amendment Coalition Executive Director David Snyder said.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
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Tempura-ed squash blossoms disclosing caches of ratatouille?—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Officials said none is exhibiting signs of the illness.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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He has been admitted to a hospital in Zurich after exhibiting symptoms, according to WHO and Swiss public health officials.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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But in the wake of discovering the hantavirus aboard the Hondius, health officials and infectious disease experts have been quick—and virtually unanimous—in trying to quell fears.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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The mood in Venice is still borderline ecstatic, full of gossip, parties, and people chatting about art in their respective cities, trading business cards, discovering new talent, eating, drinking, and stumbling around, running into old friends.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
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Like Cernan on Apollo 17, Aldrin also described seeing flashing lights while trying to sleep.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Be especially cautious in school zones and watch for children and the flashing lights of school buses.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2026
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“Exposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exposing. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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