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as in disclosing
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 exposing
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 unmasking
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
Kendra’s unmasking sent shockwaves through the community and remains a matter of debate for documentary viewers.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The researchers also fine-tuned the unmasking step, which includes the transformation of a precursor molecule into the final product, to use mild conditions, further protecting the carbon ring.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Malik Peay, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
Kendra’s unmasking sent shockwaves through the community and remains a matter of debate for documentary viewers.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The researchers also fine-tuned the unmasking step, which includes the transformation of a precursor molecule into the final product, to use mild conditions, further protecting the carbon ring.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmasking
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Instead of disclosing her condition to her employer and circles of friends, Sickler pulled back from modeling with little explanation, thinking that the absence of her hair would certainly result in the loss of her contract.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Without disclosing specific projections, Barbieri forecast moderate growth for 2025.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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This allows users to benefit from AI acceleration without exposing sensitive information.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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Running mate’s populist appeal boosts Paz Paz’s campaign was boosted by his running mate Edman Lara, a former police officer known for viral TikTok videos exposing corruption.—
Reuters 3 min ago,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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Interestingly enough, the tumulus represents a meeting of Roman and Celtic traditions, though, by the looks of it, this funerary monument, possibly attached to a stately though unknown elite, was a symbolic gesture, piquing intrigue and revealing a slice of Roman life rarely seen.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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Restaurant management software company Toast recently released its 2025 Voice of the Restaurant Industry Survey, revealing that improving profitability was the top concern for operators headed into next year.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Tackling a complex problem Xu’s research is uncovering how much more complex nanoplastic behavior becomes once environmental factors are introduced.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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There was little money in this kind of work, only the satisfaction of uncovering information that powerful people didn’t want the public to know.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Health inspectors cited the soul food restaurant after discovering that the kitchen handwashing sink was blocked with multiple plastic buckets in the sink basin.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Levy was cast by Mark Bennett, arguably best known for discovering Amy Adams via 2005’s Junebug.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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The shared ambivalence of all of these critics was telling.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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Ye Fan for The New York Times Caroline Palmer was telling the story of how she got hired at Vogue in 2001 when a waitress at Tierney’s Tavern plunked two pints of beer and a pile of glistening onion rings on the table between us.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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