Expose and Gloss over

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Expose verb - To make known (as information previously kept secret).

Usage example: the documentary claims to expose how winners of beauty pageants are really picked

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Gloss over is an antonym for expose.

Nearby Words: exposure, exposing

Gloss over verb - To make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses.

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Expose is an antonym for gloss over in topics: deceive, mask, cover up the truth.

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