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revelation

[rev-uh-ley-shuhn] / ˌrɛv əˈleɪ ʃən /


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The 21-year-old has been a £15m revelation for Sunderland with his energy, athleticism and ball-carrying ability.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Jenée Desmond-Harris and Lizzie O’Leary talk out what to do about a disturbing revelation that upended a letter writer’s understanding of her marriage.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

Drawing on the revelation that she received and authoritatively transmits, the church planted the seed that all humans are equal in dignity that led to the modern notion of human rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

It was more like a dark epiphany, a moment of revelation in which unsavory but unavoidable truths about America were laid bare before America itself and the wider world.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026

I didn’t mind the cereal if I could soak it in milk, letting the cream gather up the grist and seep into the pellets, but since the revelation we’d been having it with water.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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