unmasks

verb

present tense third-person singular of unmask
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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2
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 Cap goes rogue with his crew, Iron Man recruits supervillains to take down his fellow hero, and Spider-Man unmasks his secret identity for the first time. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 July 2026 However, after Nicky and Morgan return to New Jersey after the Miami debacle, they’re kidnapped and brought to Ivan’s home, where Yusuf unmasks and reveals himself. — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 Grief really unmasks you and can tear down your walls. — Olivia Truffaut-Wong, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026 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
  1. reveals
  2. exposes
  3. discloses
  4. uncovers
  5. discovers
  6. tells
Verb
  • That makes the meteorite a new window into that planet, one that reveals history scientists haven't been able to see in the scarce samples on Earth.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Future Caucus data reveals that a majority of Gen Z candidates who ran for Congress this year ran as Democrats, while under a third filed as Republicans.
    — Elena Moore, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of reveals
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  • As a most un-saintlike Mother Teresa, Dueñas gives voice to a seething, inconsolable fury, an assertion of pure, ferocious will, that exposes the preciousness of Ambrossi and Calvo’s poetic and structural conceits.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The Caller’s loss of donors exposes how much of a gamble this has been.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of exposes
Verb
  • The deal closed in April 2026; Starbucks no longer discloses China numbers in its earnings.
    — Jay Ganglani, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The headman is compromised, an NGO in the area is pursuing its own politics, and the man running the mine discloses that Nengsal was never on the books, leaving workers like him invisible on their own land.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of discloses
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  • The novels follow Cammie Skoura, a brilliant, neurodivergent young scientist aboard a deep-space expedition that uncovers a trail of ancient ruins and long-dead alien civilizations leading toward a mind-shattering discovery.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026
  • But then a series of murders occur, eerily similar to those of the Ferryman, and a reporter uncovers her identity and wants an interview.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of uncovers
Verb
  • There’s non-kaiju human death, too, including a flashback to the immediate aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing in which a bloodied grandfather discovers the charred remains of his daughter and grandson.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The film follows a desperate mother who discovers an obscure collagen supplement that promises to transform her tween gymnast daughter into an influencer.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of discovers
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  • The next morning, Marian is racked with guilt and tells Larry she is probably ruined.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Jetson tells CyberGuy that Astro is a standard Jetson ONE with police lights added.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of tells

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