unmasked; unmasking; unmasks
: to remove one's mask
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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
Recent Examples on the Web
And each season’s amateur detectives expended a lot of energy trying to unmask catfish, as though inventing a persona automatically made a castmate a weaker ally.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 8 May 2024
Once the studio audience and panel voted, the father of 12 declared Seal would be the first one to unmask.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Beets got eliminated alongside Seal (Corey Feldman) on the May 1 episode of the singing competition and unmasked as American Idol season 2 winner Ruben Studdard and runner-up Clay Aiken.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
This meant fan-favorite Beets had to unmask, and the panelists' guesses were all over the place, ranging from Dan + Shay; to Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet; to CeeLo Green and Danger Mouse; to K-Ci & JoJo.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 2 May 2024
Watch Miss Cleocatra’s performance and unmasking below.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
Nothing unmasks society’s flaws quite like an emergency.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
The policy also clashes with Musk’s ongoing claims that X is dedicated to free speech, because journalists have a long history of unmasking powerful people who avoid public scrutiny.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
That’s where professor Adler R. Dillman, chair of UC Riverside’s Department of Nematology (study of roundworms) and an expert on parasitology, and a team of researchers and students recently unmasked their culprit.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Judy Berman, TIME, 8 May 2024
Once the studio audience and panel voted, the father of 12 declared Seal would be the first one to unmask.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Beets got eliminated alongside Seal (Corey Feldman) on the May 1 episode of the singing competition and unmasked as American Idol season 2 winner Ruben Studdard and runner-up Clay Aiken.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
This meant fan-favorite Beets had to unmask, and the panelists' guesses were all over the place, ranging from Dan + Shay; to Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet; to CeeLo Green and Danger Mouse; to K-Ci & JoJo.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 2 May 2024
Watch Miss Cleocatra’s performance and unmasking below.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
Nothing unmasks society’s flaws quite like an emergency.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
The policy also clashes with Musk’s ongoing claims that X is dedicated to free speech, because journalists have a long history of unmasking powerful people who avoid public scrutiny.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
That’s where professor Adler R. Dillman, chair of UC Riverside’s Department of Nematology (study of roundworms) and an expert on parasitology, and a team of researchers and students recently unmasked their culprit.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Unmask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmask. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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