big reveal
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- After months of speculation, the big reveal of the new product left everyone in awe.
- the big reveal is coming
- time for the big reveal
- ready for the big reveal
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Watch on YouTubeAnd here's where we get what we could call the big reveal.
- And here's where we get what we could call the big reveal.
- We wrote this script before the big reveal, so we didn't know pricing for the new cards yet.
- Oh, also, guys, I meant to say this is the first video I'm shooting since we put our big reveal out there.
- And our good friend and design expert Mikael Welch joined us for the big reveal because we had taken care of every detail.
- Here we go, the big reveal, the moment of truth I present to you Autumn in Ontario.
- But then when we connect all things that happen towards the end, we realized, Oh, my God, all through the season, they were teasing this big reveal.
- So the big reveal he's Peter Rabbit.
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I keep waiting for the big reveal.
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Well, tonight was supposed to be my big reveal for my subscribers.
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Well, there will be a big reveal, and it will come now.
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And now, for the big reveal.
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Now it's time to share the big reveal.
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so here it is, the big reveal. Drum roll, please.
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Here we go, the big reveal, the moment of truth I present to you Autumn in Ontario.
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Be sure to come back for the big reveal and gift card giveaway!
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And, at 7:45 that night, we will have the BIG REVEAL to announce the winner of this contest!
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Rockstar Games is currently hard at work on Grand Theft Auto V, which saw its big reveal just last week.
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Synonyms
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5.0
A surprising fact that people did not know before
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4.1
Making secret or new information known to others
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3.9
Making a secret or hidden thing known to people
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6.1
A piece of news that is very surprising and shocks people
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5.3
An event or piece of news that surprises people very much
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4.1
A public event where people see something new for the first time
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1.9
An important public message about news or plans
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3.9
A surprising event or fact that teaches you something new
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3.2
Finding and showing something that was hidden
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Making secret information known to other people
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Making something hidden become known
Antonyms
How Dramatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'big' (important/major) with 'reveal' (to disclose), so its noun reading as 'a major disclosure' is directly derivable from the constituent meanings. This straightforward adjective + deverbal construction is cross-linguistically common and follows regular English composition patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will very likely understand it.
Etymology
Big reveal paints a picture of a curtain being pulled back on a stage: the reveal is the moment something hidden is shown and the big part tells you it is important or dramatic. So the phrase means 'an event when something important is made known'.