let on (about)

verb

Definition of let on (about)next
as in to reveal
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 let on (about)
  1. reveal
  2. disclose
  3. discover
  4. tell
Verb
  • Mary, the mother of Jesus, listened to the angel who revealed to her a different future full of hope for all people.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • As the season closed, Kat returned to her time and said goodbye to a vision of Thomas, thinking that he had been shot dead, but then Jacob appeared and revealed that Thomas survived.
    Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of reveal
Verb
  • Officials have not disclosed any information about the events leading up to the shooting.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Most of the locations' exact opening dates have not yet been disclosed.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of disclose
Verb
  • After Chen’s body was discovered, Dawson was located at a nearby island with his wallet and passport, according to authorities.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The bodies of 11 Indian nationals and one Georgian citizen were discovered on the second floor above an Indian restaurant in Gudauri, the largest ski resort in the country, local police said in a statement issued Saturday.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of discover
Verb
  • The numbers tell a similar story over all too: Several studies on addition and smoking demonstrate that hypnosis has between an 81% and 90% success rate as a treatment for smoking.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The talent agency William Morris Endeavor dropped Baldoni as a client after Lively’s filing, Ari Emanuel, chief executive of the agency’s parent company, Endeavor, told the Times.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of tell
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