tell-alls

plural of tell-all

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tell-alls
Noun
  • The offensive line must stay healthy-ish, and a few key players have recent injury histories.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This is not only because of the speed at which images are consumed, but also because these visual forms carry long histories.
    Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Based on its trailer, Wild Horse Nine, which premieres in competition on September 3, seems to find McDonagh back in his sweet spot, helming a pitch-black comedy about two charismatic men wrestling with their dark pasts.
    Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026
  • As they are pulled into conflicts that stir dark memories from their own pasts, the boundaries between play and dangerous power struggles dissolve — and victims and perpetrators become impossible to tell apart.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Primetime chronicles the intense production, ethical dilemmas and media sensationalism behind To Catch a Predator, which ran from 2004 to 2007.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The extremely soapy, enjoyably satirical true-life drama chronicles love, rampant betrayal and a brazen murder plot through three decades of the iconic Gucci fashion house.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Early-life cognitive ability, measured through those old autobiographies and school records, tracked with better cognitive outcomes decades later.
    Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • As a dad of two daughters, Murdy said he’s made a conscious effort to create strong female-centric original stories like KILLceañera for Horror Nights.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The current building code typically allows a single staircase for residential buildings with three stories or less.
    Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Their lives were recorded in the form of hagiographies, stories of the saints, often ornamented with folkloric motifs, focusing on marvelous adventures and miraculous doings.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • Some of the hagiographies of Francis were written shortly after his death in 1226.
    Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Overnight, homemade posters seeking survivors became rough drafts of obituaries.
    Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Presumably, though, his job is something of a morbid guessing game, like prewriting obituaries.
    Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In the past half decade, a run of novels, memoirs, and even poetry collections have embraced the literary potential of underground electronic music.
    Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
  • As the powerhouse publisher behind blockbuster books by Dave Grohl, Cher, Debbie Harry, and Geddy Lee, Carrie Thornton is used to wooing rock stars in order to acquire their memoirs.
    Lori Majewski, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Tell-alls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tell-alls. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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