1
as in to reveal
to make known (as information previously kept secret)
uncovered the location of the secret documents
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as in to expose
to reveal the true nature of
a magazine article that purports to uncover the inner operations of what many regard as a religious cult
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The doc invites various members of law enforcement, journalists, lawyers and investigators to uncover every angle of the case with one goal in mind: to find the truth about what happened on Jan. 29, 2019.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
Pitch: As the director uncovers the dark past of her family home, this deeply personal yet universally resonant story evolves into a powerful reflection on collective memory.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
So far, archaeologists have uncovered two-thirds of Pompeii and found the remains of about 1,300 people — a number that doesn’t include those who perished beyond the center of town.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
But a new survey has uncovered dozens of these elusive dwarf systems, often found in swarms orbiting much larger galactic hosts.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
Pitch: As the director uncovers the dark past of her family home, this deeply personal yet universally resonant story evolves into a powerful reflection on collective memory.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
So far, archaeologists have uncovered two-thirds of Pompeii and found the remains of about 1,300 people — a number that doesn’t include those who perished beyond the center of town.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
But a new survey has uncovered dozens of these elusive dwarf systems, often found in swarms orbiting much larger galactic hosts.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Further, staggered flashbacks reveal Corry’s lifelong anxiety over abandonment, stemming from the death of her mother in childbirth; the personal resonance of her mission at work to heal young families facing death and disease becomes poignantly clear.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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His Monday meeting in the Oval Office with Zelensky will likely reveal an evolution in their relationship, and Trump’s view of Putin, since their ghastly February blowout.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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In a larger way, the nothing-burger outcome exposes the flaws in Trump’s theory of diplomacy.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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In the recent experiment, described in a paper published Aug. 13 in the journal Nature, the researchers made 0.4-inch-wide (1 centimeter) specks float in a vacuum chamber when exposed to light about 55% as intense as natural sunlight.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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There ended up being a fire in the shop, and police discovered the victims (again, content warning for a violent crime), naked, tied up, burned, shot in the head with at least one of them having been raped.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Phony, which Hulu ordered as a pilot in October 2024, centers on Sonny (Nivola), a high school student who wakes up in the hospital after a car accident and discovers his mom, Ellen (Britton), has seemingly been replaced by an impostor.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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McKellen also disclosed when cameras will get rolling.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
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The senator also asked Intel if Tan was required to make any divestments to meet CHIPS Act obligations and if Tan has ever disclosed any ties to the Chinese government to the US government.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
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But actress Helen Mirren recently told Saga Magazine that taking that route would produce an entirely different film.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
18 Aug. 2025
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The shots came from a gray Dodge Charger just before 7 a.m. Sheriff’s officials said a caller told dispatchers they were fired upon after yelling at the Dodge’s driver for throwing trash onto the roadway.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Uncover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncover. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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