Difference between reveal and expose

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Test No. express/inter-2 "Send the right message", question 2

The government are unveiling plans today for a new tax system.

(a) are covering up
(b) are revealing
(c) are opening
(d) are exposing

Test No. express/inter-2 "Send the right message", answer 2

The government are revealing plans today for a new tax system.

Correct answer: (b) are revealing

Your answer was: incorrect
The government are exposing plans today for a new tax system.
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What's the difference between "expose" and "reveal"?

[Alan]

Expose means bring into the open something that has been hidden. Reveal means show something for the first time.
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