uncovered
They uncovered a plot to destabilize the government.他们揭露了一起企图颠覆政府的阴谋。
The investigation uncovered some interesting information on Mr Parkinson.
Police officers uncovered an intricate web of deceit.
While digging the foundations builders uncovered some important archaeological remains.
It will be interesting to see what this investigation uncovers.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Revealing secrets & becoming known
anti-secrecy
backchannel
bare
bare your heart/soulidiom
be the talk of somewhereidiom
blow someone's coveridiom
blow/take the lid off somethingidiom
declassify
divulge
hold
huddle
kiss
put the word outidiom
rat
rat on someone/something
reintroduce
revealingly
state's evidence
surface
unravel

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Finding and discovering
Coverings and layers
Archaeology
Digging

Examples of uncovering

uncovering

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

Therefore, uncovering the existence of a mutually acceptable bargaining space becomes challenging.
Careful allowance is made for the flooding and uncovering of tidal flats; formulae are proposed for bottom friction in extremely shallow waters.
And uncovering that answer requires a certain amount of analysis.
Many regard his unique approach to uncovering the meaning of religion as unconventional and unsystematic.
Throughout the paper, we test for time specific effects with a particular emphasis on uncovering the exact timing of changes in fiscal behavior.
Today, protocol analyses remain one of the best ways of uncovering the fine structure of mental models and their developmental trajectory.
This little book was also, for us, a spur to uncovering more about the life and works of the author.
First, recall that the concept of "reason" was used to depict the process of uncovering the laws of nature.
It is thus both apocalyptic and anti-apocalyptic, a revelation and a concealment, uncovering both the necessity for and the impossibility of the end.
Uncovering such sentiments requires a detailed understanding of the complex interplay between local economic, topographic and cultural factors.
The search for proxies became a frenzied uncovering of traces.
Morphology might also be helpful in uncovering the meaning of single words.
Both attachment theory and developmental psychopathology share a common interest in uncovering the developmental course of psychological disorders of childhood and adulthood.
In fact, isolating such underlying structures can be instrumental for uncovering alternative direct proofs that would provide more reasonable bounds on the mixing time.
We should instead keep asking questions, perfecting techniques, and uncovering new facts for the next edition.
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