uncovering
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- noun
- /ʌnˈkʌvərɪŋ/
- The journalist's article focused on uncovering the truth behind the recent scandal in the government.
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Examples
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Yes, a lot of people believe, mistakenly, that hypnosis is a valid tool for uncovering repressed or hidden memories.
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He's got a book out called Lost Connections, uncovering the real causes of depression.
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As historians and as members of this community, our first commitment is to uncovering the historical truth.
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But if it really is, I want to serve the world by uncovering its mysteries.
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Like what measurable steps can we take towards like uncovering these stories and actually making change happen?
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We differentiate by having a valuable conversation about them and what's going on and uncovering reasons why we might be able to help.
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What are your thoughts on building a life versus finding it or uncovering your passions inside versus creating them?
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And we're still, in my opinion, in our infancy of really uncovering a lot of these explorations.
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Because half the fun isn't just building, but also uncovering what the Lego designers did to make this work.
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Unless they substantially assist in uncovering of fraud and recovering money for taxpayers, the whistleblower doesn't get paid.
Synonyms
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A surprising fact that people did not know before
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Making secret or new information known to others
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Finding or learning something new that was not known before
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3.9
Making a secret or hidden thing known to people
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4.1
A public event where people see something new for the first time
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A surprising event or fact that teaches you something new
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An event when something surprising and important is made known after waiting
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Removing a cover to show something hidden
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A slow process of something being shown and developed
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Making secret information known to other people
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Making something hidden become known
To tell people private or secret information
A report in a newspaper that shows secret illegal or dishonest actions
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Etymology
The word uncovering comes from the parts un- meaning 'not' or 'the opposite of' and cover meaning 'to put something over'. So uncovering is like taking the cover off to 'reveal' or 'find' something hidden, just like the similar word discover which means to 'find' what was covered.