unmask
verb (used with object)
to strip a mask or disguise from.
Example Sentences
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Replimune’s therapy turbo-charges the response to other immunotherapies by unmasking cancer cells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Now he is set on unmasking the caped crusader.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
To disrupt that message, West suggests unmasking the obvious fact that the content creators themselves are con artists selling a sham product.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025
The series takes in a wide range of topics, from unmasking Jack the Ripper, to the day The Beatles came to Hull.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024
To the Crown, the speech revealed the ANC’s true and secret intent, unmasking the ANC’s public pretense of nonviolence.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
