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noun

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Noun
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's CBS primetime special had been pre-recorded before Philip became ill and the tell-all was broadcast on March 7 that year, meaning Elizabeth dealt with the fallout just days after nearly losing her husband, according to the book. Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 Another victim has come forward with a tell-all memoir about his abuse, and the true crime-hungry are enthralled. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for tell-all
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tell-all
Adjective
  • Guests sail aboard intimate expedition ships while historians and specialists lead lectures and discussions focused on regional history, maritime heritage and cultural context.
    Malika Bowling, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • If flexibility is key, Mother’s Day also includes The Salon at Ômo, the restaurant’s intimate living-room–style lounge.
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Her film How to Have Sex chronicles a post-exam girls’ trip to the Greek island of Crete, where three British teens set out to lose their virginity amid nonstop partying.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The musical chronicles the life and times of Perón, including her origins, rise to fame, political career and untimely death.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • This may explain why Suzanna’s mother is a somewhat indistinct presence in the novel (at least compared with fierce Sylvie)—patient, even serene behind bars, more eager to talk about her daughter’s future than about her own future, let alone her troubled past.
    James Wood, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Subscribe to the free Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter, join our Chicagoland history Facebook group, stay current with Today in Chicago History and follow us on Instagram for more from Chicago’s past.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Adjective
  • In the early 1980s, Murphy and a few associates ran an informal back channel between the United States and the Soviet Union.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
  • For households where one member frequently travels or serves in demanding roles, the app offers a way to pass along knowledge that might otherwise remain informal.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Bain’s autobiography was also previously adapted into the 2013 SXSW documentary The Great Hip Hop Hoax.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Halliwell talked about the writing process for the song in her 1999 autobiography, If Only.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Johnston pointed to Dukes’ criminal behavior and history.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But the king is expected to express the highest regard and friendship between the two countries on the 250th anniversary year of independence, creating what the palace called one of the greatest alliances in human history.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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