as in disclosure
the act or an instance of making known something previously unknown or concealed
the revelation of the movie star's secret marriage by the tabloids a new biography of the former president that contains several shocking revelations
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Recent Examples of revelation
Dissatisfaction with the administration had been building, including after revelations that key members of the government had been arrested by the FBI in the midst of a corruption scandal.
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Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
The revelation of her cane at curtain call brings to their feet those in the audience who weren’t already inclined to join the standing ovation.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Kong Research’s 2025 Enterprise LLM Adoption Report provides insightful revelations based on a comprehensive survey of 550 IT leaders, software developers and engineers.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
One of the previously-unpublished revelations was that Carpenter indeed open to asking fans to pocket their devices at her gigs.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 19 June 2025
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Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
The revelation of her cane at curtain call brings to their feet those in the audience who weren’t already inclined to join the standing ovation.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Kong Research’s 2025 Enterprise LLM Adoption Report provides insightful revelations based on a comprehensive survey of 550 IT leaders, software developers and engineers.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
One of the previously-unpublished revelations was that Carpenter indeed open to asking fans to pocket their devices at her gigs.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revelation
disclosure
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In 2024, the SEC adopted new rules for SPACs, requiring them to provide more disclosure about items including conflicts of interest, sponsor compensation, and dilution.—
Luisa Beltran,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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Since 2007, Japan has begun disclosing the names of those executed and some details of their crimes, but disclosures are still limited.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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“Revelation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revelation. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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