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as in to reveal
to make known (as information previously kept secret)
uncloaked the latest plan for improvements to the state capitol
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as in to expose
to reveal the true nature of
investigative reporters uncloaked the real estate tycoon, revealing him to be nothing more than a slumlord
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Recent Examples of uncloak
The taboo topic, of course, is politics, and more specifically, President Trump, whose 2016 election uncloaked a chasm between voters all over the country, but here especially so.
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BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2019
But future maps might uncloak such tectonic features.
—Shannon Hall, Scientific American, 12 June 2019
Fourth- and fifth-grade students from Federal Hill Preparatory School counted down as a maintenance crew uncloaked the machine to reveal two massive, brown googly eyes.
—Lauren Lumpkin, baltimoresun.com, 5 June 2018
But by threading the needle, Cassini has allowed scientists to untangle them, telling them about the mass, and therefore age, of the rings — and uncloaking Saturn's interior.
—Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 15 Sep. 2017
The Senate has not uncloaked a bill GOP leaders worked on behind closed doors, although it is expected to be released Thursday, with a vote as soon as next week.
—Stephen Koff, cleveland.com, 21 June 2017
Only if a match were made would a computer alert each side to uncloak the record and probe further.
—Associated Press, WIRED, 17 June 2006
BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2019
But future maps might uncloak such tectonic features.
—Shannon Hall, Scientific American, 12 June 2019
Fourth- and fifth-grade students from Federal Hill Preparatory School counted down as a maintenance crew uncloaked the machine to reveal two massive, brown googly eyes.
—Lauren Lumpkin, baltimoresun.com, 5 June 2018
But by threading the needle, Cassini has allowed scientists to untangle them, telling them about the mass, and therefore age, of the rings — and uncloaking Saturn's interior.
—Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 15 Sep. 2017
The Senate has not uncloaked a bill GOP leaders worked on behind closed doors, although it is expected to be released Thursday, with a vote as soon as next week.
—Stephen Koff, cleveland.com, 21 June 2017
Only if a match were made would a computer alert each side to uncloak the record and probe further.
—Associated Press, WIRED, 17 June 2006
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The care that went into crafting an album that contends with multiple incarnations of Linkin Park reveals a unit with its sights set on conquering arenas and stadiums again.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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An obstacle for testing this idea, however, has been the lack of an age for the rocks to reveal when the right geological circumstances existed for sand injection.Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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They’ll also be paired one-on-one with ProPublica journalists who can help counsel them on stories, build their connections in the industry and expose them to the varied paths for careers in investigative journalism.Talia Buford, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
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Former President Donald Trump’s false claims about fraud in the 2020 election exposed the people who operate our elections to threats and harassment in the run-up to this one.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Italian luxury brand Ferrari reported third-quarter financial results Tuesday that disclosed revenue of €1.64 billion ($1.79 billion based on exchange rates), a 7% increase over the prior year.Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Senators are required by Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to disclose their financial assets each year.Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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An attacker could use the times and phone numbers of calls—the records that AT&T lost in a massive data breach uncovered in July—for a variety of impersonation and spoofing attacks.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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Although the exact dates of its arrival and discovery are unclear, the penny-sized bit of rock somehow found its way into a Purdue University biology department desk drawer, where faculty uncovered it in 1929.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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The remains of the town were initially discovered in 1599 and by the 19th Century, scientists began to uncover the remains and preserved several in plaster.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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The phenomenon was discovered in the early 1900s among residents of Colorado Springs, Colorado.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Catherine tells the story of her rape as a trauma survivor does, doing her best to conjure the dark collage of sensory details imprinted on her memory.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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As Milton approached, Phillips told residents to remember his Rule #7: Don’t freak out.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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