revelatory
adjective
re·ve·la·to·ry
ˈre-və-lə-ˌtȯr-ē 
ri-ˈve-lə-
: of or relating to revelation : serving to reveal something
Examples of revelatory in a Sentence
ended his tall tale with a revelatory wink that indicated that it had all been an elaborate put-on
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Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
Hollywood says the Covid-19 pandemic was a revelatory moment for IMG, highlighting how its product had gone beyond being simply football matches.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 May 2026
His competitive fire has been revelatory.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 24 May 2026
The film’s unspeakably haunting final shot typifies Cannes 2026 to a tee, its free-floating detachment from reality doubling as a revelatory expression of our own relationship to it.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
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“Revelatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revelatory. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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revelatory
adjective
re·ve·la·to·ry
ˈrev-ə-lə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-,
ri-ˈvel-ə-
: of or relating to revelation
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