baring

verb

Definition of baringnext
present participle of bare
as in revealing
to make known (as information previously kept secret) finally bared the secret that she had kept to herself for so long

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Recent Examples of baring The carousel also included clips of her rocking the skin-baring two-piece then and now. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Chrissy Teigen offers no apologies for baring her nipples in a sheer white blouse. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026 The actress showed her team spirit in a graphic T-shirt baring Spain's signature colors, red and yellow. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 3 July 2026 To protest the move, a majority of the council signed a document baring Antoine from entering the council’s offices in Petion-Ville and later signed a resolution dismissing him. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026 This week, at the men’s Summer 2027 Saint Laurent show in Paris, creative director Anthony Vaccarello showed a collection of quiet perversity disrupted by a starling pair of foot-baring shoes. — Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baring
  1. revealing
  2. disclosing
  3. discovering
  4. exposing
  5. telling
  6. uncovering
Verb
  • During a 2019-20 artist residency with New York City’s Department of Records and Information Services, Weist mined municipal archives for records revealing how city government had defined, supported and monitored past artists.
    — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The loss of those Xbox employees is in addition to the Xbox 1,600 staffers who will be laid off this week, per Sharma’s memo to staff revealing the changes.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 July 2026
Definition of revealing
Verb
  • The Executive Residence is exempt from rules that require federal agencies to solicit competitive bids and from disclosing details from the public, according to the Post.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Charles reveals tax bill By law, the British king is not obliged to pay income, capital gains or inheritance tax, but Charles, like his mother did after 1993, has voluntarily done so without disclosing the amounts.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
Definition of disclosing
Verb
  • Officials have not reported discovering caches containing cash, gold or weapons and have not publicly commented on the broader allegations.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • The findings also demonstrate the incredible observing power of the JWST and how the $10 billion space telescope is still discovering things no other instrument can.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of discovering
Verb
  • Her bodycon mermaid skirt was covered in diagonal rows of slits, exposing glimpses of her legs, hips, and butt.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • This disconnect creates a growing opportunity for buyers while exposing weaknesses in businesses that haven't been built for transferability.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of exposing
Verb
  • Few would dispute that on average or even at the median, males may be bigger and more powerful than females, or that in certain contact sports the difference may be telling and on occasion dangerous.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Harry's team had a different version of events, however, telling the BBC that the offer was withdrawn by the palace after it had already been accepted by the duke, further fueling the confusion.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of telling
Verb
  • For both founders, the swap was less about replacing each other and more about learning from each other's businesses, uncovering operational blind spotsblind spots and offering pointers.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Part of the joy of this comedy-thriller from Andy Siara (Palm Springs) is uncovering its twisty secrets.
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
Definition of uncovering

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