unmask

verb

ˌən-ˈmask How to pronounce unmask (audio)
Definition of unmasknext
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 Though New York magazine’s former critic, Adam Platt, famously dropped anonymity way back in 2013, the first newspaper critic to unmask themself was Alison Cook of the Houston Chronicle in 2012; even Gold unmasked himself in 2015. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 Some hurried to try to unmask the anonymous woman behind the accusations. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 Sporting black turtlenecks a la Steve Jobs, Holmes first gained renown and then infamy as the tech was unmasked as fraudulent by the Wall Street Journal and a subsequent federal investigation. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 The good news is that these sites are easy to unmask, and none of the checks require special tools. — Boris Dzhingarov, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unmask
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmask
  1. reveal
  2. expose
  3. disclose
  4. uncover
  5. discover
  6. tell
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  • As case counts surged in the initial months of the outbreak, population and demographic data revealed who was shouldering the greatest burdens.
    — Julie Morita, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Medical examinations initially revealed no major injury, but his condition deteriorated.
    — Lance B. Fulford, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of reveal
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  • But whether a particular company's systems were compromised — and whether customer data was exposed — depends on the circumstances of each case.
    — Morgan Stephens, Baltimore Sun, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The deployment of cringe might seems like a ridiculous, even unconscious, exercise by an administration that – as with the five-day tenure of former press secretary Katie Zacharia shows – regularly exposes itself to derision and satire.
    — Matthew N. Hannah, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of expose
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  • The ministry did not disclose the missile’s flight time or provide detailed results from the test.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Legal experts say the failure to disclose the advertisements might runafoul of the regulations.
    — Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
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  • Season broth with salt and freshly ground black pepper and simmer, uncovered, until flavors come together and broth is rich tasting, about 20 minutes.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The program, named Operation Janus, initially uncovered three hundred and fifteen thousand instances of missing fingerprint data in immigration files, which were flagged for further investigation.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of uncover
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  • Claude discovered that fictional stories and roleplay exercises could conceal concerning behaviors from training-data screening systems.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • In homebuilding, discovering a flaw means addressing it before the damage spreads.
    — Christian Swann, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of discover
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  • Shapiro told Semafor that he’ll be focused on passing a few specific items if his party wins full control of the government — not a parade of progressive bills, as Democrats in some swing states have done after winning the legislature.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In his ruling rejecting the DOJ’s lawsuit, Carter said the federal government had the right to investigate instances of criminal voting but not to tell California how to run its elections.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
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“Unmask.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmask. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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