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tell-all

American  
[tel-awl] / ˈtɛlˌɔl /

adjective

  1. thoroughly revealing; candid; personal.

    a tell-all biography of the movie star.


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The explosive and heart-wrenching tell-all, released this week, has reportedly ruffled feathers inside Buckingham Palace, and its not hard to imagine why.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Kao’s tell-all interviews with the FBI lasted into late 2024.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Reviews praised its candour and musical invention, calling Allen's work "breathtaking and heartbreaking", external and "a brutal, tell-all masterpiece", external.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Harry and Meghan left Britain for North America in 2020 amid a bitter feud with his family, which worsened as Harry published his tell-all memoir "Spare".

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

Artists still hand-illuminate books; master pianists still stride the boards at Carnegie Hall, and the shelves burst with tell-all biographies of musicians that are richer in detail than any liner-notes booklet.

From Ebooks: Neither E, Nor Books by Cory Doctorow

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