as in disclosing
to make known (as information previously kept secret)
we tried to make him divulge the name of the winner, but he wouldn't budge
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Recent Examples of divulging
Le Monde said that divulging the carrier strike-group’s location almost in real time on a public digital platform is dangerous as the Iran war rages.
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John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Sophie Turner accidentally spoiled the surprise by divulging the cameo casting news at Comic-Con that year — while seated next to Williams.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
Spoelstra wasn’t divulging his lineup plans.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Question after question had Tiger Woods on autopilot Tuesday morning, a now 50-year-old superstar who has mastered the art of saying many words without divulging many insights.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The siblings also claim the estate made the agreement null by filing public petitions and divulging confidential information in open court.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
For now, Kelce isn’t divulging what his future holds.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025
Chapell relented, turning over his phone and divulging his passcode.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Rock gave a brief pause and some laughter before divulging.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Sophie Turner accidentally spoiled the surprise by divulging the cameo casting news at Comic-Con that year — while seated next to Williams.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
Spoelstra wasn’t divulging his lineup plans.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Question after question had Tiger Woods on autopilot Tuesday morning, a now 50-year-old superstar who has mastered the art of saying many words without divulging many insights.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The siblings also claim the estate made the agreement null by filing public petitions and divulging confidential information in open court.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
For now, Kelce isn’t divulging what his future holds.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025
Chapell relented, turning over his phone and divulging his passcode.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Rock gave a brief pause and some laughter before divulging.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divulging
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The defendant is accused of disclosing explicit non-consensual AI images of a social media influencer in Texas.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Before infants were enrolled in the AL16 study, their parents or guardians had to sign consent forms disclosing, among other things, the risks that clinical trial subjects would face.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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If the pair pull it off, the implications could be massive, revealing AI’s potential to convincingly resurrect and reinvent our cinematic history — a potential that before the tech had remained firmly theoretical.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Pitt sometimes tricks us about a character by giving us one perspective on them for a long time before revealing something totally different.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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Township residents, though, were still discovering the reach of the megasite.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Meeting Rachel’s parents and getting that backstory leads her into discovering this family curse.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Because there’s no telling how many times this bell will ring before changes are ushered in.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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American Airlines is telling you why your flight is delayed.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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There was a sense of anticipation in the air, the kind reserved for the thrill of uncovering something special.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
1 Apr. 2026
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Scientists have unraveled a 40‑year‑old mystery at the heart of sleeping sickness, uncovering how a deadly parasite behind the life-threatening disease repeatedly slips past the human immune system and survives long enough to cause serious illness.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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