letting on (about)

verb

Definition of letting on (about)next
present participle of let on (about)
as in disclosing
to make known (as information previously kept secret) we agreed not to let on about our marriage plans to anyone

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for letting on (about)
  1. disclosing
  2. revealing
  3. discovering
  4. telling
  5. uncovering
Verb
  • But the stock reversed course once management began disclosing more info about the company’s generative artificial intelligence system, Apple Intelligence.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • However, none of the federal agencies cited in the Times article has accused Musk of disclosing classified material.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of disclosing
Verb
  • Robinhood, for example, saw explosive growth during the pandemic, only to struggle as interest rates rose and trading volumes declined, revealing its reliance on short-term trends.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The trend is reflected in the National Association of Realtors Profile of Homebuyers and Sellers, revealing median home buyer age has risen from 35 to 38.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of revealing
Verb
  • Human workers should be closely involved during design and get early access to start experimenting in discovering new approaches to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.
    Michael Wegmüller, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This included discovering antidepressants, the metabolites of antidepressants, and antihistamines in not just the brain of fish, but also their livers, muscles, and gonads.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of discovering
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  • Before the memoir was published, Sheila was talking with her editor, Douglas Gibson, who was Alice’s Canadian editor and publisher, and surprised herself by telling him about Andrea and Gerry.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Imagine someone telling you then that Liverpool would return 15 months later with Klopp gone and having failed to strengthen the squad.
    James Pearce, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of telling
Verb
  • Driven by his instincts, Fok begins to dig deeper into the case, uncovering a labyrinthine conspiracy that threads through Hong Kong’s criminal underworld and its upper echelons of power.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This approach does what trial-and-error cannot by uncovering the root causes of obesity.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of uncovering
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