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Recent Examples of tell-all
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 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
The couple famously aired their grievances with the royal family in a tell-all interview to Oprah Winfrey and a revealing Netflix series.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
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Noun
And then there’s Sarah Ferguson, who is reportedly planning a tell-all book that could rock the monarchy.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 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
The couple famously aired their grievances with the royal family in a tell-all interview to Oprah Winfrey and a revealing Netflix series.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tell-all
Adjective
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Calle, who is now 72, is known for peeking into the intimate lives of others.—
Elisa Wouk Almino
Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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The chatbot has faced accusations of generating non-consensual intimate imagery after being prompted by users.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sleeping Dog has been decades in the making and chronicles Corbell’s unlikely path from mixed martial artist to a journalist at the center of the battle for disclosure of unidentified anomalous phenomena.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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Many of his books are chronicles of current administrations, timed to election years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 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
Noun
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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,
29 Mar. 2026
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The narrative moves between Rose’s current life and her past with Ron.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Food and drink Head to Cugino for breakfast or an informal lunch.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Through performances, activations, and informal exchanges, visitors are invited to share personal stories that become part of an evolving audio component.—
Olga Garcia-Mayoral,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His father was a shopkeeper, and the family was not wealthy, Ghalibaf wrote in a lengthy autobiography on his official website.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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When women came to write spiritual texts—autobiographies, meditations, letters—their own bodies provided an imagery to describe the contours of their belief.—
Chandler Fritz,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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By the first week of December, Olsson boasted seven goals in five matches, becoming the first player in WSL history to score four goals in her first five starts.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Noah Gregor scored the fastest goal to begin a game in franchise history, Mackie Samoskevich followed shortly after to give Florida its fastest two goals to begin a game in franchise history, and the Panthers never looked back in a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators at Amerant Bank Arena.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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