tell-alls

plural of tell-all

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tell-alls
Noun
  • Many histories of invasive species concern the life-forms that have been intentionally or accidentally introduced from Europe.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026
  • Throughout the book, Pryor asks readers to look beneath and beyond public debates and to confront the histories and experiences that give words their power.
    Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • In this timely and personal film, Hardwicke wanted to capture the lives of skateboarders, artists and musicians who strive to live in freedom while confronting their often-traumatic pasts amid a streetscape sometimes marked by violence, drugs and mental illness.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 18 June 2026
  • Throughout the season, secrets about their pasts are revealed, leading to relationships — both familial and romantic — fracturing.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • The 13-track record chronicles the lifespan of a relationship, from the exuberance of initial infatuation to the whiplash of begging for affection from a partner that was once so easily enamored.
    Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • Plot synopsis House of the Dragon attempts to condense and dramatize the conflicting accounts presented in Fire & Blood—stitched together from testimonies and court chronicles—into a single authoritative narrative.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Hanks' wife Rita Wilson stars in and co-produces the new show, which features an ever-changing lineup of entertainment, politicians and athletes who read and act out excerpts from other celebrities' autobiographies.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
  • 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
  • As a coastal town shaped by generations of immigrants, Half Moon Bay now has a new art display that serves as a reminder of the people and stories that continue to define the community.
    Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 27 June 2026
  • The board was also expected to vote Friday on a new social studies curriculum that links Bible stories with American history.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Some of the hagiographies of Francis were written shortly after his death in 1226.
    Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Evaluations for top performers read as hagiographies.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Alan Greenspan died Monday at 100 years old, and the obituaries have been kind.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 June 2026
  • This returns us to middle management and to the question the obituaries get wrong.
    Brett Hurt, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Dervan ended up ghostwriting McCarthy’s memoirs from that tournament.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • As part of her research, Batcho took a deep dive into historical memoirs, including several written by authors who, as young adults, joined the Ukrainian Resistance during World War II.
    Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
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“Tell-alls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tell-alls. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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