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unmasked

  • past participle
    of unmask.
    unmask
    verb (used with object)
    to strip a mask or disguise from.
  • past tense form
    of unmask.
    unmask
    verb (used with object)
    to strip a mask or disguise from.
  • a word derived from masked.
    masked
    adjective
    using or wearing a mask or masks.

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A morally questionable reporter-turned TV host is the protagonist of Lance Oppenheim's "Primetime", based on the real-life NBC television show "To Catch a Predator" that unmasked paedophiles after luring them to staged meetings with minors.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

The best performance in the film might be that of Jack Haven as Little Death, whom we see unmasked only briefly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Not long before McCarthy’s speech, the purported Russian spy Alger Hiss was convicted of perjury and atomic physicist Klaus Fuchs was unmasked as a Russian spy embedded in the Los Alamos atomic bomb laboratory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Then on Wednesday, nearly a week after Hugging Face raised the alarm, the true culprit was unmasked.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Most of the women had already unmasked, so Char would be sure to see their lovely eyes or classical noses.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine