uncovering

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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First came the uncovering of diamonds along the Orange River and the opening up of the Kimberley region, which added nearly 2,000 miles of railway. — An African Adventure, Isaac Frederick Marcosson
Each explosion being accompanied by an uncovering of the molten lava in the vent, the overhanging steam-cloud was lighted up with a grand glow for a few seconds. — Blown to Bits; or, The Lonely Man of Rakata, R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
What were you doing there?” I can still see his wonderful smile, the whites of his beautiful eyes, and the uncovering of his little teeth shine to me in the dusk. — The Turn of the Screw, Henry James

denudation, stripping, baring, husking

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