as in suggestive
clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood)
ended his tall tale with a revelatory wink that indicated that it had all been an elaborate put-on
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Recent Examples of revelatory
Today brings the third and final portion of that in-depth and revelatory interview.
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Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
My sense is that the trail leads to nothing revelatory, but at least you’re treated to plenty of exploding bodies, piles of steaming flesh and a writhing A-list cast along the way.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
But when the December 19, 2025 deadline for the release of the files arrived, the document drop was less revelatory than either the left or right expected.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 17 Jan. 2026
Luisi can be a revelatory conductor — he’ll be honored at the Friday performance with a medal of honor from the Bruckner Society of America — but the orchestra’s discipline isn’t as consistent as in its best days under former music director Jaap van Zweden.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
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Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
My sense is that the trail leads to nothing revelatory, but at least you’re treated to plenty of exploding bodies, piles of steaming flesh and a writhing A-list cast along the way.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
But when the December 19, 2025 deadline for the release of the files arrived, the document drop was less revelatory than either the left or right expected.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 17 Jan. 2026
Luisi can be a revelatory conductor — he’ll be honored at the Friday performance with a medal of honor from the Bruckner Society of America — but the orchestra’s discipline isn’t as consistent as in its best days under former music director Jaap van Zweden.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revelatory
Adjective
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Patients accused Heaps of groping them, performing unnecessarily invasive examinations and making suggestive comments.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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The report noted some mottling and nodules in the liver and a spleen with one hypoechoic mass and multiple similar nodules suggestive of hemangiosarcoma.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The strategy’s treatment of Europe is particularly revealing.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps the most revealing analogues are the widespread age restrictions for the purchase and consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis, which are common around the world and have been extensively studied.—
Keith Humphreys,
The Atlantic,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But, to paraphrase one of Philip's lines, his column is fluent, eloquent, and almost entirely beside the point.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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But Candiace isn't done giving eloquent speeches just yet.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Economic focus Former LULAC president Domingo Garcia, who moderated the forum, said voters are looking for candidates who offer meaningful plans to lower prices for groceries, housing and health care, issues that came up repeatedly in the breakfast.—
Gromer Jeffers Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Our constitutional rights have been ignored, transparency has been reduced, and taxpayers have seen no meaningful tax relief.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The expressive and excitable young girl stumbles along, while the wary grown-up remains controlled and refined — even though both are completely lost.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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Jeremy and Cindy Bearman, a husband-wife duo with pedigrees from New York City’s ABC Kitchen and db Bistro Moderne, have created a seasonal menu that is technique-forward and expressive.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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To see you as a newborn child and then to look at you and to know that every step along the way, to witness that journey, is the most meaning aspect of my life.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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For Robell Awake, the chair is a meaning-laden object, symbolic of rest, a stand-in for the human body, a reflection of historical power dynamics.—
Felicia Feaster,
AJC.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Revelatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revelatory. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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