as in suggestive
clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood)
ended his tall tale with a revelatory wink that indicated that it had all been an elaborate put-on
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Recent Examples of revelatory
The inaugural event’s lineup includes performers like Sasha Love, Luv Ami-Stoole, Trans Voices Cabaret, Mo Swallowtail and the Tap’Root Fluidity, and Po’Chop in what is sure to be a celebratory and revelatory event.
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Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
The humanistic impulse tends to make reason the final authority, whereas Christianity is a revelatory faith.
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Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Erwin Leder is revelatory in the unnamed lead role, and director Gerald Kargl effectively depicts the action with very little dialogue, aided predominantly by Leder’s voiceover and Klaus Schulze’s driving score.
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
For one, null results—in this case, findings that are not unusual or revelatory—are still useful.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
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Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
The humanistic impulse tends to make reason the final authority, whereas Christianity is a revelatory faith.
—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Erwin Leder is revelatory in the unnamed lead role, and director Gerald Kargl effectively depicts the action with very little dialogue, aided predominantly by Leder’s voiceover and Klaus Schulze’s driving score.
—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
For one, null results—in this case, findings that are not unusual or revelatory—are still useful.
—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for revelatory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revelatory
Adjective
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One of Smarty Pants’ buttons has a poop symbol on it, and there a couple of suggestive turns of phrase.
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The messages between Johnson and Duffey in 2024 revealed that the two men used suggestive language.
Adjective
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The most revealing moment of Mauricio Pochettino’s World Cup campaign may not have come during the group stage.
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Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds have long been tight with Swift, with the singer even name-dropping (and name-revealing, once) the couple’s children in her work.
Adjective
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Just as hedgehogs deplore foxes for a lack of theoretical ambition, foxes spend their time screaming at hedgehogs for missing this or that eloquent detail.
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His head is freshly shaved and that same cheeky, yet surprisingly eloquent Egg-ness immediately comes through over our half-hour interview.
Adjective
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Having a few good friends can be more meaningful than having tons.
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What remains is either genuinely meaningful work or the awareness that nothing meaningful was ever there.
Adjective
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Bass is taut and clean, midrange clear and expressive, and treble crisp and extended for a high definition performance with all manner of music.
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So, bringing the expressive pads allowed people to experiment with making music by sliding their fingers across them, putting a snare in the middle and a rim shot around the edges.
Adjective
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Yiaga’s degustation menu is distinctly Australian—meaning, inventive and collaborative.
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To see you as a newborn child and then to look at you and to know that every step along the way, to witness that journey, is the most meaning aspect of my life.
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“Revelatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revelatory. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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