revealing
Britishadjective
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of significance or import
a very revealing experience
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showing or designed to show more of the body than is usual or conventional
a revealing costume
Other Word Forms
- revealingly adverb
- revealingness noun
Example Sentences
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"Seeing those results was deeply satisfying. It felt like revealing a hidden layer of information that had been there all along, waiting for the right way to be analyzed."
From Science Daily
This approach looks at how DNA is packaged inside each cell, revealing which regions of the genome are accessible and active, a key indicator of a cell's state and function.
From Science Daily
West Ham United say they will need to sell players this summer even if they avoid relegation from the Premier League, after revealing a £104.2m loss for the last financial year.
From BBC
“Doxing” is a slang term for revealing a person’s private information online.
From Los Angeles Times
“Man on the Run” is chock-full of unseen archival footage — the kind that McCartney aficionados will relish as Neville paints a revealing picture of the musician’s post-Beatles challenges.
From Salon
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