unbosoming

verb

present participle of unbosom
as in disclosing
to make known (as information previously kept secret) unbosomed his fear of dying only to his closest friends

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbosoming
  1. disclosing
  2. revealing
  3. discovering
  4. telling
  5. uncovering
  6. exposing
Verb
  • Reuters could not immediately independently verify the information, but a spokesman for the Times said Cole is disclosing the subpoena.
    — Ernest Scheyder, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to Kohberger not disclosing his motive for the murders, prosecutors have also been unable to find evidence to suggest a particular reason for the killings.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Definition of disclosing
Verb
  • And Cooke, the season’s MVP of revealing expressions and reaction shots, conveys through Alicent’s uncertain and frightened face at all those butterflies a dawning realization of the betrayal she’s suffered.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Given audiences’ enthusiasm for the film, Erwin did not waste any time revealing his next steps for the story of Washington.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of revealing
Verb
  • Recent surveys have continued discovering quasars that formed less than a billion years after the Big Bang, helping astronomers understand how the earliest supermassive black holes grew so quickly.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • As agents proliferate, these machine-to-machine trust relationships can quickly outpace the teams responsible for discovering, scoping, owning and rotating them.
    — Eric Fourrier, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of discovering
Verb
  • The scene gives us little, just Porsha telling NeNe the itinerary, showing her some clothes, and then moving right along.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Video of the incident that went viral online shows students telling a man authorities say is Morgan to get out of an Athens bar.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of telling
Verb
  • Even Steve Harvey Couldn't Beat the Bureaucracy Harvey claims the platform's greatest strength lies in uncovering benefits people would otherwise overlook.
    — Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • This rich, yet often underknown history—quite literally buried beneath New York’s surface—is what Alan Michelson has spent the last 40 years uncovering.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of uncovering
Verb
  • The arrest comes just months after Robinson was accused of exposing himself to a woman running on the Willow Trail in Folsom in April.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • As fans of the trio’s former Bravo reality show know, the video of the FaceTime call at the center of the lawsuit was credited with exposing Sandoval and Leviss’ affair, leading to sky-high ratings for the show.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of exposing
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