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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 revelations
In a state already plagued by oversight failures involving Medicaid, hospice care, in-home supportive services, and homelessness spending itself, the revelations were troubling, though hardly surprising.
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Michele Steeb, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Advertisement Barring Platner bowing out in time—which seems unlikely—Democrats are hunkering down, desperately hoping there aren’t more Platner revelations left to come out before Election Day.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 June 2026
Production Stellarmedia, Secuoya Studios Distribution Secuoya A layered ensemble family thriller where everyone has something to hide, and revelations are revealed, one after another.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 June 2026
This week’s quiz spotlights hard launches and Hollywood revelations.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Shaped by the anticlerical violence of the country’s 1936-1939 civil war, the church has dealt more recently with a credibility crisis over revelations of decades of clergy abuse and cover-up.
—ABC News, 6 June 2026
For a storyteller whose works revolve around complicated or slippery romances, life-altering revelations, and fateful everyday encounters, the brutality of the mafia and New York City street vigilantes feels far removed from her own.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
Despite being perceived as a perfect mother by her loved ones, revelations about Schuler's toxication levels at the time of the crash painted her as a villain in the media.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Jill Biden has written a new memoir about her time as first lady titled View From the East Wing, and there has been a lot of discourse about the revelations in the book.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 June 2026
Michele Steeb, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Advertisement Barring Platner bowing out in time—which seems unlikely—Democrats are hunkering down, desperately hoping there aren’t more Platner revelations left to come out before Election Day.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 June 2026
Production Stellarmedia, Secuoya Studios Distribution Secuoya A layered ensemble family thriller where everyone has something to hide, and revelations are revealed, one after another.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 June 2026
This week’s quiz spotlights hard launches and Hollywood revelations.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Shaped by the anticlerical violence of the country’s 1936-1939 civil war, the church has dealt more recently with a credibility crisis over revelations of decades of clergy abuse and cover-up.
—ABC News, 6 June 2026
For a storyteller whose works revolve around complicated or slippery romances, life-altering revelations, and fateful everyday encounters, the brutality of the mafia and New York City street vigilantes feels far removed from her own.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
Despite being perceived as a perfect mother by her loved ones, revelations about Schuler's toxication levels at the time of the crash painted her as a villain in the media.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Jill Biden has written a new memoir about her time as first lady titled View From the East Wing, and there has been a lot of discourse about the revelations in the book.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revelations
disclosures
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Currently, six states have even gone a step further with laws that force the outing of transgender youth if students make specific disclosures or requests about their gender identity to school staff.—
Arman Khan,
Them.,
10 Dec. 2025
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Salesforce Salesforce dropped diversity hiring targets from its annual financial disclosures in March.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
9 Dec. 2025
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