revealing 1 of 2

as in suggestive
clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood) the pundit's comments were particularly revealing and exposed some of his more distasteful prejudices

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revealing

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verb

present participle of reveal
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Recent Examples of revealing
Adjective
An ethereal Megan Thee Stallion floated among guests in a revealing deep green gown with sheer everything and feather appliqués that added to her flight-like quality. Dan Heching, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025 There has been rancor over the years; Gorman published a revealing memoir, Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of the Black Crowes, in 2019 and subsequently sued the Robinsons for unpaid royalties, in a case that was settled during 2022. Gary Graff, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
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 Those are akin to having put together examples of people playing a sport, some examples containing no mistakes, and other examples revealing discernable mistakes. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for revealing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revealing
Adjective
  • This revelation tempers the expectations of a Dynasty revival despite the suggestive interactions and Hammerstone's social media activity.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The conversation even turned a bit suggestive toward the end of the episode, when Chung pulled out a series of questions from a jar to ask her husband.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Rosenberg, along with her relatives, did not file Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARS) disclosing their offshore financial accounts, as required by law.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Major fund managers, like BlackRock, became actively engaged in the debate, influencing companies to start disclosing information and actions relating to an array of sustainability issues.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Notably, the hues of navy and blue work well together to portray the actor as eloquent in matters of style.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Apr. 2025
  • His book is a distraught but eloquent cry against our tolerance for other people’s calamities.
    Fintan O’Toole, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • This approach does what trial-and-error cannot by uncovering the root causes of obesity.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Verb
  • Guys weren't expecting to have to do another rebuild this year and their frustration is really showing after the trade a week before training camp has left the team, again, with some odd fitting parts that have to be fitted together on the fly.
    John Hollinger, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The survey results reiterated prior consumer polls showing the importance of various options.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The next steps include speeding up the AI's processing, making the output voice more expressive and exploring ways to incorporate tone, pitch and loudness variations into the synthesized speech.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • For a generation of music-and-fashion obsessives, Williams, 52, is revered as the original hip-hop eccentric: highly expressive, unapologetically audacious, unafraid to flout menswear conventions, especially the hypermasculine tropes ascribed to rap music.
    Chioma Nnadi, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • After discovering Ben's corpse, Misty gives her crush a kiss.
    Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • As scientists are discovering, black holes are even stranger than science fiction.
    Sidney Stevens, Treehugger, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The Barcelona show, featuring the full WWE roster, is one of several international dates, demonstrating WWE's commitment to performing for audiences worldwide.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Offering tailored solutions and demonstrating dedication creates strong partnerships that make a lasting impact.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025

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“Revealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revealing. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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