Definition of revealingnext
as in suggestive
clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood) the pundit's comments were particularly revealing and exposed some of his more distasteful prejudices

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revealing

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verb

present participle of reveal
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Recent Examples of revealing
Adjective
What this usually means is that the apparent contradiction isn’t particularly relevant for those voters or very revealing about their preferences. Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2026 Several suitors are keeping a close eye on the situation, with The Athletic revealing last week that Arsenal are exploring a move. James McNicholas, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
On Monday afternoon, Mike Ellis of the Greenville County Coroner’s Office released a statement, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, revealing the preliminary results of the actor’s autopsy. Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 And Cooke, the season’s MVP of revealing expressions and reaction shots, conveys through Alicent’s uncertain and frightened face at all those butterflies a dawning realization of the betrayal she’s suffered. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for revealing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revealing
Adjective
  • Messages in 2024 between Johnson and Duffey revealed the two men used suggestive language.
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • They are not allowed to send or receive pornography, but there are no rules against suggestive photos.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That employee then arranged for Milken to participate in deals at more favorable terms than Guggenheim’s insurance clients without disclosing possible conflicts of interest.
    Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • On Friday, Intuitive gained 8% after disclosing its latest order backlog.
    Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • EmpCo prohibits companies from displaying voluntary sustainability labels unless they were established by a public authority or are based on a qualifying certification scheme.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • What are the largest barriers government leaders face to displaying the courage exemplified in the book?
    Emily Staunton, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • When Kent Jones was a critic at Film Comment, he was known for, among many other things, his eloquent and insightful analyses of performance.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2026
  • What’s far more eloquent is the episode with the witch Circe (a terrific Samantha Morton), whose habit of tricking and transforming men into animals is rendered in evocatively physical, body-horror-esque imagery.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • But uncovering the identity of the decades-old body would not be quick work.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, the film tells a true story that powerfully illustrates how indispensable investigative journalism is in uncovering historical crimes.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Masanori Kumagai/Kyodo News via AP Hiraguchi cited surveys showing the vast majority of Japanese supporting the death penalty as an unavoidable option.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The overall trend is also consistent with other research showing that hypertension during pregnancy has become increasingly common.
    Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Perhaps this is why so much contemporary design feels more bloviating than expressive, as though visual volume now matters more than beauty.
    Debbie Millman, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Her dark, expressive eyebrows and the deep timbre of her voice stand in entertaining contrast to the bounding energy of her husband, who is urgently sociable.
    Gaby Wood, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That coordination gives everyone time to confirm eligibility on the new stock, model the holding-period math and put the election deadline on the calendar rather than discovering it after the fact.
    Sharon Olson, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The greater risk is losing access to one difficult-to-replace material and discovering that an entire factory, grid project or defense program cannot proceed without it.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Revealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revealing. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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