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bares

verb

present tense third-person singular of bare

as in reveals

to make known (as information previously kept secret) finally bared the secret that she had kept to herself for so long

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Recent Examples of bares John bares the responsibility and is led outside to face the consequences of their actions. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The snowy first look released by Apple back in March honestly bares some cursory resemblance to the snowy, period, Eastern European setting that the AI prompt manages to generate — which again is just for a storyboard! — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 June 2026 The key location of Rambla de Barrachina, a spectacular gorge in the Aragón province of Teruel, bares more than just a resemblance to Morocco’s picturesque landscape. — Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026 While the title character’s thrill-seeking nature bares quite the contrast to Weaving’s homebody self, certain parallels may be drawn between them. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026 Viewers may find their allegiances shifting as the series progresses and one half of the couple bares their teeth while the other is showing their soft white underbelly. — Sarah Rodman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026 And one death there bares a notable distinction — a local medical examiner has ruled it a homicide. — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026 At group therapy with his troubled stepson, Richard (Arlan Ruf), Floyd bares his soul. — Judy Berman, Time, 26 Feb. 2026 Take the quiz here … TOPLESS READS – Kendall Jenner bares all in beach hammock as family documents lavish vacation. — FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025

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The series reveals how the actions of a few would trigger seismic, long-lasting and deadly consequences.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Captured by the Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer, or SMILE, the footage reveals the full ring of auroral activity encircling Earth's north pole in ultraviolet light, stretching across both the night and day sides of our planet.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of reveals

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Sharp-eyed viewers may already have noticed fine print running in some TV ads that discloses how AI was used in the creation of a commercial.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
The City Council’s committee on the Olympics heard about the insurance request Wednesday and also got an update on the dispute with LA28 over what the group discloses in its annual reports.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of discloses

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The movie’s heady content — Jake Gyllenhaal stars in the title role as a high-schooler who discovers the philosophy of time travel alongside his responsibility to change fate — provided endless fodder for late-night discussions, sober or otherwise.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
In one story, a little boy discovers a magical garden that appears only on the darkest nights; in another, two sisters use the moon as a boat and sail into the sky.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of discovers

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As the investigation uncovers a string of killings linked to a strange ritual, the two are pushed into working together, facing down otherworldly threats as well as unfinished business from Lan’s past.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Discover the Rhythm of Florida’s Northwest Coast From a boutique inn to the backwater bays Taylor Eisenhauer uncovers the storied side of Florida’s Panhandle.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of uncovers

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The film, billed as a biographical dramedy, tells the story of a chaotic boardroom crisis at OpenAI in November 2023, when co-founder Altman was fired and then re-hired at the AI giant.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Ilya is looking for work as an assistant, and the professor, with his dandyish nerd arrogance, tells him to look at a paper he’s written and come back in a few days.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

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