1
as in reveals
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 exposes
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 unmasks
The fairy tale works its spell through persistent naïveté, by simple defamiliarization that unmasks the institutionalized and the ordinary as the absurd.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Smiley turns a foreign agent, unmasks a mole, bolsters the Circus in the eyes of government ministers.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Smiley turns a foreign agent, unmasks a mole, bolsters the Circus in the eyes of government ministers.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmasks
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An internal review reveals some funds were given to high-level administrators in bonuses.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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Each seat has a lift-top design that reveals storage space for blankets, pillows, games, and other essentials.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … PAST TRUTHS – Joe Rogan exposes Democrats' radical immigration shift as viral Obama clip resurfaces.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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In urging buyers and sellers to consider low-fee agents, the report exposes the misconceptions that lead consumers to accept current commission rates as reasonable and justified.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps most seriously, the latest filing discloses that through early March, DOGE staffers were sharing Social Security data with each other via the third party service Cloudflare, which isn’t approved for storing Social Security data and isn’t subject to the agency’s privacy protections.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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The report discloses that the female teacher and student were physical — sharing a kiss — without going into detail about how far the teacher took things.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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All that is really a testament to the fact that there are a certain number of filmmakers who are doing extraordinary new work there, but also with a language of cinema that shows a desire to express things and speak about their own environment in a way that uncovers something new.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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This approach uncovers systemic issues and shows your team that honesty won't be punished.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The story is a post-apocalyptic tale in which a convict, played by Fischbach, sails an ocean of blood in a submarine in order to search for resources and discovers increasingly terrifying secrets.—
William Earl,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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Fleeing to the other side of the island, an area Linda had warned him against venturing into, Bradley discovers an opulent, unoccupied mansion.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Jennette McCurdy tells Sofia Coppola about writing Half His Age.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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After age 30, people lose, on average, 3% to 5% of their muscle mass each decade, which is an especially risky trajectory for women, Rachele Pojednic, PhD, EdM, FACSM, a nutrition and exercise researcher, and director of education at Stanford Lifestyle Medicine, tells SELF.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Unmasks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmasks. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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