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uncloaking

verb

present participle of uncloak
1
as in disclosing
to make known (as information previously kept secret) uncloaked the latest plan for improvements to the state capitol

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2
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncloaking
  1. disclosing
  2. exposing
  3. revealing
  4. uncovering
  5. discovering
  6. telling
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  • Plus, production firm BrightFire is also working on a new dating reality show, the streamer said, without disclosing further details.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • About 84% of Fortune 500 companies now discuss AI in annual reports, while The Conference Board found the share of S&P 500 companies disclosing AI as a risk rose to 83% in 2025 (up from 12% in 2023).
    — Jay Bavisi, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of disclosing
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  • Alibaba alone accounted for more than 151 million Claude interactions, while Anthropic said Moonshot and DeepSeek sometimes routed their own users’ queries to Claude without their knowledge, potentially exposing sensitive information.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • For a financial transaction, that might mean exposing transaction state explicitly, requiring an idempotency key so the same instruction can’t execute twice, and separating the permission to prepare an order from the permission to submit it.
    — Barry Bernstein, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of exposing
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  • That changed in 2013, when a small, dark body orbiting between Saturn and Uranus passed in front of a star and blinked twice on either side of the main event, revealing two narrow rings around an object barely 250 kilometers across.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Long before the serial killings, Puente publicly claimed to have adopted them — revealing her desperate need for attention and a compulsion to lie.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of revealing
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  • And in addition to uncovering valuable data on the business itself, the audit can look into how AI answer engines appear to respond to questions about a category, an industry and competitors.
    — Michelle Mekky, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Scientists are uncovering clues that suggest cosmic rays come from extremely hot and faraway areas of the universe, ejected by exploding stars and powerful objects called supermassive black holes.
    — Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of uncovering
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  • Mottola is known for discovering, developing and guiding some of the world’s most iconic artists while helping transform Sony Music Entertainment into a global powerhouse.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The alt-rock and folk musical is based on the 1891 German play by Frank Wedekind, which sees teenagers in the late 1800s discovering their sexuality.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of discovering
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  • Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense issued warnings to residents of Riyadh and the surrounding area early Saturday, telling people to remain indoors because of an aerial threat.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
  • These illnesses often begin with symptoms that look very similar, so telling them apart can be tricky – especially when the beginning of cold and flu season in the fall can be the tail end of summer seasonal allergies.
    — Ann Sheehan, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
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“Uncloaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncloaking. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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