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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
But this is a massive update, finally exposing what had always been a private metric.
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David Zucker, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
This means exposing the shoulders, showing too much leg above the knees, or wearing clothing with crude or inappropriate imagery.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
The album treads through womanhood, partnership, aging and dying, exposing the murky in the mundane.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Thank you to the Ronald Reagan Foundation for exposing this FRAUD.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The Boston Police Department arrested an Allston man on suspicion of repeatedly exposing himself to children at a Roxbury bus stop.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Authorities have also explored criminal liability based on the defendant knowingly exposing his victims to HIV.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
This allows users to benefit from AI acceleration without exposing sensitive information.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
Yousafzai credits Malik with exposing her to new sports, such as golf and pickleball.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
David Zucker, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
This means exposing the shoulders, showing too much leg above the knees, or wearing clothing with crude or inappropriate imagery.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
The album treads through womanhood, partnership, aging and dying, exposing the murky in the mundane.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Thank you to the Ronald Reagan Foundation for exposing this FRAUD.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The Boston Police Department arrested an Allston man on suspicion of repeatedly exposing himself to children at a Roxbury bus stop.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Authorities have also explored criminal liability based on the defendant knowingly exposing his victims to HIV.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
This allows users to benefit from AI acceleration without exposing sensitive information.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
Yousafzai credits Malik with exposing her to new sports, such as golf and pickleball.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exposing
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Zelenitsky was not involved in the new research, but her team’s ongoing work in Alberta uncovering fossil eggshells linked to diverse dinosaur species aligns with the findings about stable dinosaur populations.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Tracing how those flavors change is central to uncovering neutrinos’ role in the evolution of the cosmos.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has opened up about the band’s extended break from touring, revealing that personal loss and emotional burnout contributed to the group’s seven-year absence from the stage.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
26 Oct. 2025
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So too did Biden’s policy of keeping Ukraine on life support while revealing fear of provoking Putin.—
Kathleen Collins,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro also said that Carranza was innocent and that his boat was displaying a distress signal at the time of the attack, according to CBS News.—
Amy McCarthy,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Alongside the garments, the museum is displaying 12 original drawings by Balenciaga, dated between 1950 and 1968, from the Balenciaga Archives in Paris, shown in Italy for the first time.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Justin has always been vocal about showing support for Toronto, and even did a jersey collaboration with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2022.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Photos later emerged showing her in North Korea, where she was known to have married and given birth to a daughter.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Porter, who is connected to this current FBI investigation, had previously been found guilty of disclosing confidential information to sports bettors about his own health status and betting on games in violation of league rules.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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So disclosing a large order for Chinese planes as a trade deal with China is announced would keep with past practice.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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She’s perfectly matched by her Kinds of Kindness co-star Plemons, exhibiting a heretofore untapped volatility, and by newcomer Aidan Delbis, who plays the neurodivergent accomplice caught in the middle.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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Throughout the movie, Strong exudes this fraternal bond on screen in small, intimate ways, exhibiting the grace that Landau had for Springsteen when the artist needed it the most.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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His motorsports journey took a slightly different path compared to other F1 prospects, dreaming of being a NASCAR driver before discovering his strength lay in road courses.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Joe Flacco is discovering the pleasures of dining alone.—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Oct. 2025
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Each day brings more permanent residents, arriving in black hearses trailing solemn convoys of hazard-flashing cars to a place still served by generations of locals who cut granite memorials or pour sympathetic whiskeys.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Over ominous, throbbing music, the lights start flashing, the tension starts building, and then, finally, Godzilla enters from stage right.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Exposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exposing. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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