as in reveals
to make known (as information previously kept secret)
we agreed not to let on about our marriage plans to anyone
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Despite the cemetery’s promise to fix the head solidly on the base, the picture reveals only a tiny piece of rebar that had been keeping it place.—
David Kushner,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Continue reading … WORLDWIDE AGENDA – Investigation reveals multimillion-dollar lobby pushing assisted suicide to minors.—
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FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Yet few companies offer support unless an employee discloses their situation.—
Jenn Tardy,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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The deal discloses an unusually large percentage of syndication ownership points, and if 10 episodes of the show had good ratings, then 90 more would be ordered.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
10 Sep. 2025
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Just like 2024, the top three airports remain the same, which isn’t surprising, Taylor tells CNBC Make It.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
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From a vintage painting discovered in a shop to a child’s colorful sketch, each piece tells a story and adds warmth to your home.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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Hollywood legend Cary Grant goes full-on slapstick as a man who discovers his sweet elderly aunts are actually serial killers.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Lizard Music centers on a boy who discovers a secret late-night broadcast of music-playing lizards.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Lets on (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lets%20on%20%28about%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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