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exposing

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ// UK //ɛkspˈəʊzɪŋ// ex·pos·ing

v. to show something that was hidden or to leave something unprotected from the weather or danger. You use this when you reveal a secret or let light touch camera film.

v. to reveal something previously concealed or to leave something vulnerable to external elements or harm. Often used in the context of investigative journalism or photography.


SIMPLE

The investigation is exposing the truth about the company.

CONTEXTUAL

By removing the old wallpaper, they were exposing the original brickwork of the Victorian house.

COMPLEX

The journalist spent months undercover, eventually exposing a network of corruption that reached the highest levels of local government.

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The verb is transitive and requires a direct object; often used in the progressive form to describe an ongoing revelation.

Pitfall

The report exposing about the scandal.The report is exposing the scandal.Exposing is a transitive participle and should not be followed by the preposition 'about'.

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