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as in revealed
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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as in exposed
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 unmasked
Queries run, communications collected, identities unmasked, content delivered to the White House NSC.
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Patrick Eddington, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin, has — maybe — been unmasked.
—Holly J. Morris, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
In second place was Pugcasso, unmasked as Phillip Phillips; with third going to Cat Witch, revealed to be Kylie Cantrall; and in fourth was Crane, who was unmasked as Normani.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
Common Council members ultimately hope to require any law enforcement officers interacting with Milwaukee residents to be unmasked and wear visible identification.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The film is a spinoff of Disney+’s The Mandalorian TV show and the new full trailer (below) at one point features Pascal kneeling and unmasked, as is Sigourney Weaver as Colonel Ward.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
County leaders are also weighing a call on all officers, including ICE, to police unmasked.
—Sofi Zeman
february 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Season 3 unmasked Penelope as the mysterious Lady Whistledown.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
By the end of that first half hour, he has been unmasked as the bloody avenger of the backyard.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
Patrick Eddington, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin, has — maybe — been unmasked.
—Holly J. Morris, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
In second place was Pugcasso, unmasked as Phillip Phillips; with third going to Cat Witch, revealed to be Kylie Cantrall; and in fourth was Crane, who was unmasked as Normani.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
Common Council members ultimately hope to require any law enforcement officers interacting with Milwaukee residents to be unmasked and wear visible identification.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The film is a spinoff of Disney+’s The Mandalorian TV show and the new full trailer (below) at one point features Pascal kneeling and unmasked, as is Sigourney Weaver as Colonel Ward.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
County leaders are also weighing a call on all officers, including ICE, to police unmasked.
—Sofi Zeman
february 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Season 3 unmasked Penelope as the mysterious Lady Whistledown.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
By the end of that first half hour, he has been unmasked as the bloody avenger of the backyard.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmasked
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When the investigation was completed in 2018, it was revealed that no criminal charges could be filed.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Three Georgia State Patrol troopers and their supervisor were fired from the department after an investigation revealed a scheme where officers used insurance claims to profit off of vehicle chases, an internal report concluded.—
Asia Simone Burns,
AJC.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The control group of fish ended up about 12 miles from the release point after two months; the fish exposed to cocaine traveled farther, and the fish exposed to benzoylecgonine ended up close to 20 miles from the release point.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Levels of particle pollution showed some improvement, but groups exposed to high levels of this pollution faced much higher levels than in the past.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Police haven't disclosed how he was injured or whether the shot hit him.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Bassan said she was also inspired by actor Angelina Jolie, who disclosed her own preventive mastectomy in a 2013 column in The New York Times.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Those messages were uncovered as part of a broader investigation of Chavez-DeRamer’s leadership that began after the New York Post reported in January that a complaint filed with the Labor Department’s inspector general accused Chavez-DeRemer of a relationship with the subordinate.—
Seung Min Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The only way out is 24 hours of total honesty, no matter what truths are uncovered.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026
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During the traffic stop, officers discovered Harrison in the back seat, and learned that the ride-share driver was taking him to a Westminster-area hotel.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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Celeste’s family has largely stayed out of public view since her body was discovered.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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The caller told dispatch her 20-year-old son was inside the home and threatening to harm himself.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Banks and Fahy are sensational, and both get to smoke even after they’ve been told not to because the smell might infest the chintz drapes in the breakfast room.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Unmasked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmasked. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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