unmask
verb (used with object)
to strip a mask or disguise from.
have unmasked
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present perfectof unmask.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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Finally, over the past two decades, new discoveries and research techniques have unmasked these placental pioneers.
From Scientific American ● May 17, 2022
Twitter and Facebook have unmasked tens of thousands of fake accounts from troll campaigns, but so far, those fake accounts haven’t produced a single deepfake video.
From The Verge ● Mar. 5, 2019
Some scholars have unmasked it as groundless nonsense, but it remains popular.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2018
There are plenty of other media outlets and social media sleuths who could have unmasked HanAssholeSolo, or whoever it was who actually created the clip.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2017
"He knows we have unmasked his lure," Anita put in smilingly.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 by Harry Bates
