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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tell-alls
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Now, though, with the widespread circulation of magic manuals, grimoires, and related compendia—with the recording, on paper, of words, spells, histories, stories—witchcraft has taken an irreversible step into the exoteric realm.—
Kristen Roupenian,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026 -
These substances have long histories of use in Traditional Chinese Medicine, says Naidoo, but are today rarely consumed in their raw form.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2026
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The bar regulars bravely pursue love and music in the face of addiction, poverty, and haunting pasts.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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The result was a reunion that finally provided (mostly) satisfying questions and answers about participants’ pasts and presents instead of dancing around topics.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Ammonia damaged the paper preserving ancient chronicles (letopisi) of tales that served the needs of princes and priests at the expense of those beneath them or at their throats.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Springsteen's song, released in January, chronicles marches held earlier this year in protest of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents' increasingly violent tactics in the Twin Cities.—
Chris Jordan,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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When women came to write spiritual texts—autobiographies, meditations, letters—their own bodies provided an imagery to describe the contours of their belief.—
Chandler Fritz,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Mar. 2026
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Some who had won their freedom, among them Frederick Douglass, wrote powerful autobiographies that were also devastating critiques of slavery.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Often, this is a useful guideline, and limits, in general, are very much the friend of the fiction writer, but there are certain stories that benefit from a sense of instability.—
Nina Mesfin,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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As is common in the policing profession, officers and supervisors sometimes share experiences and stories for a variety of reasons.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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Some of the hagiographies of Francis were written shortly after his death in 1226.—
Vanessa Corcoran,
The Conversation,
2 Feb. 2026
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Evaluations for top performers read as hagiographies.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Find some of the latest obituaries below or access the complete archive here.—
Jordan Kellogg,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Mar. 2026
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More from The Providence Journal Find the latest obituaries here.—
Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
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Along with her extensive acting history, Spelling is also known for her six memoirs, one of which was a New York Times bestseller.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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And 2026 is already off to a bright start, with a buzzy debut novel from Jennette McCurdy, plenty of celebrity memoirs and sci-fi spectaculars.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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