unmasked; unmasking; unmasks
: to remove one's mask
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He was unmasked as a spy.
the killer's identity won't be unmasked until the season's final episode
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When Ice King unmasked, he was revealed to be former Nickelodeon child star Drake Bell, who shared his story of childhood abuse on the explosive docuseries Quiet on Set earlier this year.
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Unger wants to unmask politicians and reveal the truth.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2024
The film becomes a race against time as Lucy attempts to unmask the killer and and rewrite history in order to save her family.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
In mid-August, in the midst of settlement talks, Coughlin asked the court to pause the process required to unmask the outside entities involved with LDF as all sides tried to resolve the dispute.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2024
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Unger wants to unmask politicians and reveal the truth.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2024
The film becomes a race against time as Lucy attempts to unmask the killer and and rewrite history in order to save her family.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
In mid-August, in the midst of settlement talks, Coughlin asked the court to pause the process required to unmask the outside entities involved with LDF as all sides tried to resolve the dispute.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unmask
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“Unmask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmask. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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