1
as in to reveal
to make known (as information previously kept secret)
the killer's identity won't be unmasked until the season's final episode
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2
as in to expose
to reveal the true nature of
unmasked the motives of the people advocating the sale of the publicly owned land
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Recent Examples of unmask
Inside Guadagnino’s world, the auteur is famously known for unmasking another side of a performer.
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Malik Peay, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
Or the moralizing at the end of the show, when the audience, in sympathy with the Phantom, is asked to unmask.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
So, a fledgling unit of the service set out six months ago to unmask the layers of burner phones, changing phone numbers and SIM cards swatting American officials.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
However, in the replies to the FBI tweet, several people suggested that their clever detective work may have unmasked the shooter.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Malik Peay, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
Or the moralizing at the end of the show, when the audience, in sympathy with the Phantom, is asked to unmask.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
So, a fledgling unit of the service set out six months ago to unmask the layers of burner phones, changing phone numbers and SIM cards swatting American officials.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
However, in the replies to the FBI tweet, several people suggested that their clever detective work may have unmasked the shooter.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmask
Verb
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That line—now the opening line of the novel—revealed that this time travel story would be about how to begin again.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Advanced spectroscopy and simulations revealed why.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Harmlessly wandering about the village, belly and breasts exposed—at times completely naked—Pagli discomforts established codes of etiquette.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Classic Approach for Peeled or Shell-On Shrimp Make a shallow cut along the back of the shrimp using a paring knife or kitchen shears to expose the vein.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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The suit claims the surveys did not properly disclose who was conducting the polling or what the responses would be used for, which the lawsuit says is at odds with state law and goes against general best practices for surveys.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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The legal proceedings have now been settled, though details of the agreement are yet to be disclosed.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, my former agency the NGA is charged with both making maps (the job of explorers) and uncovering what’s really going on in those places (the job of intelligence officers).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Timothy Trussell, an anthropology professor at Millersville University, is leading the project — and the treasures he's uncovered reveal insight into provincial life.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Authorities then discovered De Silva suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Bishop discovered that former Rangers defender Connor Goldson, now playing in Cyprus, had a similar problem earlier in his career.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Three people familiar with the situation told Semafor that Hurley reached out to an email address the reporter believed belonged to the former mayor of New York.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Expectations further rose over the course of the president’s trip to Asia, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, with the hopes that the deal would produce more than just a low-key touchpoint between the two world leaders.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Unmask.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmask. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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