1
as in to reveal
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 to expose
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 unmask
The season finale of the Emmy-winning competition series, where stars disguise their identity wearing extravagant and often peculiar costumes, not only unmasked both finalists but crowned a winner.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Based on a True Story unmasks a new serial killer — and exposes a killer inside someone close to Ava and Nathan Bartlett — in the true-crime sendup’s deliciously twisted sophomore run.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
In court filings, Carter and Spiro urged a federal judge to unmask the Jane Doe or dismiss her complaint.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
While the allure of unmasking Bigfoot will continue to captivate many, black bears are likely responsible for most of the sightings attributed to this cryptid, according to an August 2009 article published in the Journal of Biogeography.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Based on a True Story unmasks a new serial killer — and exposes a killer inside someone close to Ava and Nathan Bartlett — in the true-crime sendup’s deliciously twisted sophomore run.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
In court filings, Carter and Spiro urged a federal judge to unmask the Jane Doe or dismiss her complaint.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
While the allure of unmasking Bigfoot will continue to captivate many, black bears are likely responsible for most of the sightings attributed to this cryptid, according to an August 2009 article published in the Journal of Biogeography.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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After his son burst into the room, Gordon turned to the boy and revealed the excuse for his violent outburst, Brandon said.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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The answers can help reveal whether something else is being overlooked.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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However, as humans have evolved, they are exposed to fewer threats.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
24 Jan. 2025
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Naturally, she was exposed to a cornucopia of different genres and sounds, inspiring her to make her own material.—
Kyle Eustice,
SPIN,
24 Jan. 2025
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As massive as these industrial farms can be, state officials disclose little information about dry-litter poultry farms, the roughly 4,700 farms responsible for raising more than 99% of the state’s billion birds, according to state agricultural data.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2025
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Contrary to realty ethics rules, Pearl did not disclose in the listing that the house doesn’t have a certificate of occupancy, and its building permit expired Feb. 15.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Trying to uncover precisely where the idea that Jennifer Aniston and Barack Obama are in a relationship came from is a tough, if borderline impossible, task.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Then, the researchers used telescopes at the W. M. Keck and Gemini observatories in Hawaii to uncover more details about the ancient, dead galaxy where no new stars are being formed.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Nearly four years after Gabby Petito’s remains were discovered in Wyoming’s Bridger-Teton National Forest, Netflix is set to release a new docuseries into the shocking murder of the #vanlife vlogger by her then-fiancé, Brian Laundrie.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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This refuge provided temporary shelter until it was discovered in 1942.—
Natalia Romik / Madę by History,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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The dealership employee told police that Pan had asked to borrow the car for a test drive and had never returned.—
Emma Steele,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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The shots came in quick succession, Easton told him.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Unmask.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmask. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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