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1. A public revelation about something discreditable or harmful to one's reputation: Certain magazines or the "yellow press" make a fortune out of sensational exposés.
3. A book or article which reveals details of a scandal or a crime: The famous author, Mr. Tom T., made a fortune writing exposés about film celebrities.
4. A formal declaration of facts, or a systematic statement, giving details about something: The ambassador prepared a detailed exposé on the status of the mission that he just completed.
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The "yellow press", or "yellow journalism", refers collectively to newspapers and magazines that make unscrupulous use of scandalous, lurid, or sensationalized exposés to attract readers.
2. A news report or broadcast which reveals something illegal or dishonest about someone to the public: The TV program aired an exposé on the candidate's financial indiscretions.3. A book or article which reveals details of a scandal or a crime: The famous author, Mr. Tom T., made a fortune writing exposés about film celebrities.
4. A formal declaration of facts, or a systematic statement, giving details about something: The ambassador prepared a detailed exposé on the status of the mission that he just completed.
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pon-, posit-, pos-, -poning, -poned, -ponency, -ponent, -ponement, -pound
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expose (ik SPOHZ) (verb)
1. To leave an object without a covering or protection: When a strong wind blows the shingles off the roof, it will certainly expose the wood under them.
2. To cause someone to experience something or to be influenced or affected by something: The teacher wanted to expose his students to the great works of literature.
3. To reveal something that is hidden, dishonest, or criminal: The reporters were about to expose Anthony as a fraud.
2. To cause someone to experience something or to be influenced or affected by something: The teacher wanted to expose his students to the great works of literature.
3. To reveal something that is hidden, dishonest, or criminal: The reporters were about to expose Anthony as a fraud.
exposé (ek" spoh ZAY) (noun)
1. A news report or broadcast that reveals something illegal or dishonest to the public: The newspaper was about to present an exposé of the candidate's financial corruption.
2. A book, newspaper report, magazine article, etc. making sensational disclosures: The newspaper column had an exposé about the senator's illegal bribes.
2. A book, newspaper report, magazine article, etc. making sensational disclosures: The newspaper column had an exposé about the senator's illegal bribes.
The recent exposé in the newspaper upset the councillors because it served to expose the underhanded manipulations going on in the small committees.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group E; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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“expos”
A public revelation about something that is harmful to one's reputation. (1)
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