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Recent Examples of tell-all
Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
The tell-all follows her life at a time when men dominated the legal system.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Following the Winfrey interview, chatter in the book world was that an auction was heating up for a tell-all memoir from Prince Harry.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
This is not a titillating tell-all, and all the better for it.
—Cat Woods, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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The legislation, which will prevent prisoners from selling their tell-all stories to profit from their crimes, was signed into law and also goes into effect in July.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
The tell-all follows her life at a time when men dominated the legal system.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Following the Winfrey interview, chatter in the book world was that an auction was heating up for a tell-all memoir from Prince Harry.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
This is not a titillating tell-all, and all the better for it.
—Cat Woods, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tell-all
Adjective
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Plus, bookable Airbnb Experiences will offer super fans early entrance for a more intimate experience.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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These intimate acoustic sets feature the writers performing their own hits.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Over time, the film builds an intimate chronicle of war, exile, and growth, as Israa faces the challenges of adolescence, identity, and belonging far from home.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the official court chronicles commissioned by his predecessors, the first 17 years of the memoir were written in the emperor’s own hand.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Petrie, Doz and Morrow play multiple roles, including a gossipy Greek chorus and the band of merry fisherman (truly an astonishing array of Canadian accent work on display).—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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In recent years, the game has seen another uptick in popularity—especially with younger players who in prior generations might have been the ones rolling their eyes at their elders’ gossipy game nights—and an increase in controversies.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
10 Mar. 2026
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Suffice it to say that eventually the tale of childhood catches up with the adult Sasha (played by Amy Zimmer), a filmmaker, who attempts to make sense of her past and Jeremy’s fate by undertaking her own investigation, at several decades’ remove.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Plan a spring visit to enjoy colorful wildflowers, thundering waterfalls, trout fishing, traces of the state’s booming past, and a bit of solitude.—
Jordan Charbonneau,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2026
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The emerging cooperation has opened the door for American companies to explore opportunities in Venezuela’s mineral-rich south, even as governance on the ground remains dominated by armed groups and informal networks.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Residents have cleared public rainforest, creating informal plots and erecting makeshift homes.—
Gabriela Sá Pessoa,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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But Gregory himself spent decades making that burden visible—on stages, in marches, and in an autobiography that was anything but safe.—
Geoff Bennett,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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His autobiography became the nation’s spiritual guide.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The history of struggle against technology is also the history of struggle over what makes the human different from the machine.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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Indiana still needs two wins to avoid posting the lowest single season victory total in the franchise's NBA history.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Her bookcase displays her many publications: her psychobiography of the poet Robert Lowell, which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and her books on suicide, on exuberance and on the connection between mania and artistic genius.—
Casey Schwartz,
New York Times,
22 May 2023
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First Freud’s patient in the 1920s, in 1930 Bullitt also became his collaborator, co-writing a dubious psychobiography of Woodrow Wilson.—
Patrick Blanchfield,
The New Republic,
1 Sep. 2022
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