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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
Here are the major revelations from the interview and the leading theories about Wuornos’s motives.
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The revelations underscored concerns about systemic issues within Alameda County’s child welfare agency for how quickly its employees responded to reports of children being abused or neglected.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The revelation came in court as Pearce received a 146-year prison sentence for the 2021 deaths of model Christy Giles, 24, and Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola, 26.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The shooting was followed by revelations that more than a hundred lawmakers of Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party had ties to the Unification Church, driving down public support for the governing party, which is now led by Takaichi.
—Reuters, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The revelations underscored concerns about systemic issues within Alameda County’s child welfare agency for how quickly its employees responded to reports of children being abused or neglected.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The revelation came in court as Pearce received a 146-year prison sentence for the 2021 deaths of model Christy Giles, 24, and Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola, 26.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The shooting was followed by revelations that more than a hundred lawmakers of Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party had ties to the Unification Church, driving down public support for the governing party, which is now led by Takaichi.
—Reuters, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revelation
disclosure
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According to his most recent financial disclosure statement, filed in January, Aguilar still holds an ownership interest in the company.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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But the proposals prompted a flurry of activity from more than 100 lobbyists from tech companies and their trade associations trying to weigh in, according to disclosure reports.—
Byron Tau,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Revelation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revelation. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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