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 defendant is accused of disclosing explicit non-consensual AI images of a social media influencer in Texas.
    Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Before infants were enrolled in the AL16 study, their parents or guardians had to sign consent forms disclosing, among other things, the risks that clinical trial subjects would face.
    David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Dallas Area Rapid Transit narrowly escaped a slate of six withdrawal elections that could have shrunk the public transportation system significantly this year, exposing challenges the agency faces in providing bus, train and other transit services over a sprawling region.
    Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Iran is exposing the limits of a presidency built on bluff, improvisation and submission rituals.
    Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • If the pair pull it off, the implications could be massive, revealing AI’s potential to convincingly resurrect and reinvent our cinematic history — a potential that before the tech had remained firmly theoretical.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The Pitt sometimes tricks us about a character by giving us one perspective on them for a long time before revealing something totally different.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • There was a sense of anticipation in the air, the kind reserved for the thrill of uncovering something special.
    Minty Mellon, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Scientists have unraveled a 40‑year‑old mystery at the heart of sleeping sickness, uncovering how a deadly parasite behind the life-threatening disease repeatedly slips past the human immune system and survives long enough to cause serious illness.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Township residents, though, were still discovering the reach of the megasite.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Meeting Rachel’s parents and getting that backstory leads her into discovering this family curse.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Because there’s no telling how many times this bell will ring before changes are ushered in.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • American Airlines is telling you why your flight is delayed.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Uncloaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncloaking. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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