unmasked; unmasking; unmasks
: to remove one's mask
Examples of unmask in a Sentence
He was unmasked as a spy.
the killer's identity won't be unmasked until the season's final episode
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And the present-day timeline in the survival saga unmasked Shauna’s teenage daughter, Callie (Sarah Desjardins), as the murderer of Yellowjackets survivor Lottie (Simone Kessell).
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2025
The findings bring astronomers another step closer to unmasking the mysterious nature of dark energy, which may mean that the standard model of how the universe works could also require an update, scientists say.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
The celebs must unmask the killer before they’re all bumped off.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
In every episode, Scooby and the gang unmask a ghostly villain, revealing it to be someone using fear to hide their schemes.
—Shari Dunn, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2025
The findings bring astronomers another step closer to unmasking the mysterious nature of dark energy, which may mean that the standard model of how the universe works could also require an update, scientists say.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
The celebs must unmask the killer before they’re all bumped off.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
In every episode, Scooby and the gang unmask a ghostly villain, revealing it to be someone using fear to hide their schemes.
—Shari Dunn, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unmask
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“Unmask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmask. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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