uncloaking

Definition of uncloakingnext
present participle of uncloak
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as in exposing
to reveal the true nature of investigative reporters uncloaked the real estate tycoon, revealing him to be nothing more than a slumlord

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Verb
  • The report identified several influencers who were paid to attend the Meta events and later went on to advocate for similar legislation, without disclosing their prior relationship with the company.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
  • Startups and programs are measuring, tracking and disclosing detailed data about cotton’s field-level soil health.
    SJ STAFF, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • As her lie begins to unravel, her hunger for validation spirals into something far darker, drawing a devastated father into a desperate search and exposing a culture more obsessed with spectacle than consequence.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 16 May 2026
  • Several towns split their votes between Lamont and Elliott, exposing a bitter divide within the state’s party over whether Connecticut should turn in a more progressive direction.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • The resulting scene is spectacular, with the apartment’s inclined and polished floor giving rise to physical comedy of absurdist pathos in the vein of Jerry Lewis, and Corvette’s frantic struggle for traction revealing the earnest undertones of her fraught visit.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
  • In between shout-outs from the crowd, Colbert played it straight, rattling off jokes about the day’s headlines, revealing one last First Draft, and sharing shrewd bits of history about The Ed Sullivan Theater.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • The surge reflects field teams and retrospective record review uncovering cases that had previously gone unreported.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • After uncovering what the issue was following an 18-month mystery, the actress underwent multiple vocal cord surgeries and finally got an implant.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • Sacramento County health inspectors closed three eateries including an Asian food restaurant after discovering 66 rat droppings in various areas.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado May 22, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
  • The plan involved discovering a long lost princess, hopping on a plane to London, breaking into a museum store room, and enlisting the help of a very pathetic historian.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • While in the clinic, behind the gee-wizardry of the modern diagnostics and next-generation medications, the practice of endocrinology remains rooted in one person telling their story and the other trying to interpret it.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • Her boyfriend, who had cuts to his arms and face, called 911, telling dispatch that someone had dropped a rock from the overpass.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
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“Uncloaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncloaking. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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