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
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  • After undergoing a course of preventative chemotherapy, the princess returned to royal duties, helping to share the workload with King Charles, who revealed his own cancer diagnosis in February, and Queen Camilla, who has been intermittently ill.
    Sarah Young, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • As with the lower level, these private quarters reveal a tendency for the bold, whether an English Victorian slipper chair clad in Pierre Frey’s iconic Tigre Velours or an antelope-print Stark rug.
    David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of reveal
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  • Financial details of the settlement weren’t disclosed in the court documents.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
  • In some instances, vulnerabilities have been exploited by hackers minutes after they were disclosed.
    Austin Gadient, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of disclose
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  • 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
  • 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
Definition of discover
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  • The client ended up being Joy Klein, who told Costanza to take a trip to Treasures 4 Teachers.
    Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Law enforcement has yet to release her name, but family members told IFD that the woman lived alone and was checked on daily.
    Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of tell
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