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
But Ratajkowski's revealing look wasn't the only detail that caught attention. — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2026 And some of the most revealing answers came out of a writing camp in Los Angeles. — Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
In the air, stealth aircraft require covert, point-to-point laser links to exchange target data without revealing their position to adversary direction-finding systems. — Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 After revealing its personal agent app Muse earlier this month, the Facebook parent this week unveiled its Muse Charm device in an apparent bid to get ahead of OpenAI and Google. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for revealing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revealing
Adjective
  • At the time, fans were quick to point out that the majority of the crew members seen in the clip were men, while Sweeney was sitting in a suggestive pose.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Messages in 2024 between Johnson and Duffey revealed the two men used suggestive language.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Mubadala has become a direct investor in Luckin after a $1 billion joint investment with Centurium in early September, with neither side disclosing the respective stake size.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In a statement last week responding to the lawsuit, Cornell said federal privacy law barred it from disclosing specific information on individual students.
    — Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Inspired by an image of Black women displaying their natural hair together, Rice floated the idea of creating something similar in Kansas City.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Then, the film cuts to show our protagonist’s hand hovering in front of a slide projector displaying a plot of cheap land in South Carolina where nuclear weapons were developed during the Cold War.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Fittingly, this is a very American intersection of wealth and power, the exact kind of problem about which James Baldwin was always so eloquent and incisive.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Cinematic lyrical poet Victor Kossakovsky (Architecton, Gunda) offers in Holy Wood Dust another distinctive non-fiction meditation on a theme, a work that’s eloquent even if the author’s message is not always explicitly articulated.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The excavation centers on Mieza, an ancient Macedonian city in northern Greece, where archaeologists have been uncovering a sprawling complex known as the Royal Gymnasium.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Reportedly, the investigation is focusing on uncovering original versions of emails, rather than those published by the DOJ in the United States.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Radar is showing showers extending from Arizona through Minnesota and up in to Canada all the way as north as Moosonee, Ontario.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The paper also obtained a video showing Rodriguez speaking with parents at a baseball field.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Curved sofas, rounded tables and expressive lighting are among the older forms being reconsidered for current interiors, along with irregular silhouettes.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Curved sofas, rounded tables, expressive lighting and irregular silhouettes are among the older forms being reconsidered for current interiors, according to Homes & Gardens.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In fact, Ferrer first worked as a jazz drummer before moving into visual arts after discovering Surrealist artists and writers during a 1954 trip to Paris.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Notably, the customer journey has become more fragmented — consumers are discovering brands via social, then browsing their websites, asking questions, receiving texts, making a purchase, then contacting service later.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Revealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revealing. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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