revealing
adjective
re·veal·ing
ri-ˈvē-liŋ 
: allowing a look at or an understanding of something inner or hidden
a revealing confession
also
: tending to expose more typically hidden parts of the body
a revealing halter top
revealingly
adverb
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Examples of revealing in a Sentence
The book is a revealing account of being part of a gang.
Her comments about her childhood were revealing.
She wore a very revealing shirt.
That skirt is much too revealing.
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While Johnson’s tight-lipped texts are far more nonchalant and in most cases less revealing than those of prior mayors, the messages do show the reality of how politicians gossip about their rivals, raise concerns about optics and celebrate wins.
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Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Borenstein assembled all of this into a film that’s not only a revealing bit of journalism on Talankin’s part but a satisfying character study about an independent thinker suddenly faced with totalitarianism.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
A little black dress is always stylish; give it some flair with the slightest bit of beading and cutouts that show off skin without being too revealing.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
Similarly, viewing Venus dwarfed by the Sun was a revealing moment.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
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Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Borenstein assembled all of this into a film that’s not only a revealing bit of journalism on Talankin’s part but a satisfying character study about an independent thinker suddenly faced with totalitarianism.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
A little black dress is always stylish; give it some flair with the slightest bit of beading and cutouts that show off skin without being too revealing.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
Similarly, viewing Venus dwarfed by the Sun was a revealing moment.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Revealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revealing. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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