Expose and Tell

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Expose verb - To reveal the true nature of.

Usage example: a well-researched article that exposes the UFO story as a hoax

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Tell is a synonym for expose in show topic. In some cases you can use "Tell" instead a verb "Expose", when it comes to topics like divulge.

Nearby Words: exposure, exposing

Tell verb - To give an oral or written account of in some detail.

Usage example: they told the story of how they had met

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Expose is a synonym for tell in show topic. Sometimes you can use "Expose" instead a verb "Tell", if it concerns topics such as divulge, reveal, broadcast, broadcasting.

Nearby Words: telling, teller

man	expose man	tell man
people	expose people	tell people
lie	expose lie	tell lie
truth	expose truth	tell truth
Other words: plan, information, secret, lies, secrets.

Todd is morbidly obsessed with the Holocaust, and he forces Dussander to tell him about the concentration camp by threatening to expose his past.

Source: Blackmail Backfire
Blackmail: Kanamori tapes Marie while molesting her, and threatens to expose it if she tries to tell anyone about it.

Source: Manga / Higanbana No Saku Yoru Ni
But if you're going to stand there and tell me that you'll expose one of those strings to him?

Source: Have You Told Anyone Else?

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