Thesaurus results for TELL-ALLS

tell-alls

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plural of tell-all

as in histories

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Across the exhibition, photographs become places where personal histories intersect with broader cultural narratives, revealing how memory continues to evolve long after an image is made.

— PhotoVogue, Vogue, 2 July 2026
Lee’s portrait, searching and moving, first sparked my enthusiasm about biographies as histories of eras and of minds.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 1 July 2026

Definition of histories

Noun

Stay Close, another popular Coben adaptation, starred an ensemble cast of Armitage, James Nesbitt, Cush Jumbo and others as strangers whose lives are upended following a strange disappearance that threats to resurface their dark pasts, per Variety.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
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

Definition of pasts

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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

Definition of chronicles

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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

Definition of autobiographies

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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.

— Data Skrive, New York Times, 5 July 2026
The history of Kaskaskia is full of stories of resilience and stubborn pride, but also of the inevitability of nature.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of stories

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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

Definition of memoirs

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