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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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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
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.
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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
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
Verb
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Step inside and the renovation reveals itself.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
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But this twisting, agitated record sometimes reveals a softer side.—
Alastair Shuttleworth,
Pitchfork,
2 May 2026
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He was advised by a judge that turning down the plea bargain and heading to trial exposes him to as many as 37 years in prison.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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The system supports interchangeable components and exposes low-level interfaces for secondary development, enabling researchers to customize control, perception, and task execution.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Attorneys for Meta said the company discloses risks and makes efforts to weed out harmful content and experiences, while acknowledging that some bad material gets through its safety net.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Attorneys for Meta said the company discloses risks and makes efforts to weed out harmful content and experiences, while acknowledging that some bad material gets through its safety net.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Packed neatly in the case, Alba uncovers hundreds of notebooks that recount Clara’s life over half a century, and offers her the missing puzzle pieces to her own fractured and confusing origin story.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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However, upon arriving at the Crawford home, Lowen uncovers a secret manuscript that reveals unsettling details about the family's past, leading her to question whether Verity's writings are fiction or a chilling confession from a deranged mind.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Zion Phelps story is going to be told over and over at Loyola High to show students what can happen when someone discovers potential and decides to take a chance to bring it out.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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But as the decades pass, Mercy discovers an especially bitter spirit who is wreaking violent revenge upon the living—and when the spirit claims to know something of her past, Mercy must decide if her loyalties are to the living or the dead.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Verb
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If a guy whose brother is engaged to Taylor Swift can pick a barbecue spot blind and land on a Charlotte favorite, that tells you something.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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Parker tells me, grinning in his studio just outside of Los Angeles, in Altadena, in early April.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Unmasks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmasks. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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