unmask
verb (used with object)
to strip a mask or disguise from.
has unmasked
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present perfectof unmask (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A new map has unmasked the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice in unprecedented detail, something scientists say could greatly enhance our understanding of the frozen white continent.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
At the same time, he said he feels that his behavior has been unjustly lumped in with the more egregious misconduct that the #MeToo movement has unmasked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2020
Previously robust growth in the region was propped up by high oil and mineral prices, but their global collapse has unmasked deep vulnerabilities in key African economies like Nigeria, South Africa and Angola.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2016
One is that Russia’s F.S.B., the post-Soviet K.G.B., simply wants to settle scores with Estonia’s intelligence agency, which in recent years has unmasked four moles working for Russia.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2014
The Anti-Slavery movement has unmasked the character of the American Church.
From History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by George Washington Williams
