LET ON (ABOUT) Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

let on (about)

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Definition of let on (about)

as in to reveal

to make known (as information previously kept secret) we agreed not to let on about our marriage plans to anyone

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As case counts surged in the initial months of the outbreak, population and demographic data revealed who was shouldering the greatest burdens.

— Julie Morita, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
Medical examinations initially revealed no major injury, but his condition deteriorated.

— Lance B. Fulford, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of reveal

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Claude discovered that fictional stories and roleplay exercises could conceal concerning behaviors from training-data screening systems.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
In homebuilding, discovering a flaw means addressing it before the damage spreads.

— Christian Swann, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of discover

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Shapiro told Semafor that he’ll be focused on passing a few specific items if his party wins full control of the government — not a parade of progressive bills, as Democrats in some swing states have done after winning the legislature.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
In his ruling rejecting the DOJ’s lawsuit, Carter said the federal government had the right to investigate instances of criminal voting but not to tell California how to run its elections.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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