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Collocations for revelation - noun

ADJECTIVE

amazing, astonishing (esp. BrE), embarrassing, sensational, shock (BrE), shocking, startling, sudden
big, great
There are no great revelations in the final chapter.
fresh (esp. BrE), latest, new, recent
divine
He claimed to know these things by divine revelation.
personal

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VERB + revelation

come as, prove
To many members of her audience, these performances must have come as a revelation.

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revelation + VERB

come
The embarrassing revelations came just hours before he was to make his speech.

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PREPOSITION

revelation about, revelation concerning
new revelations concerning their private lives
revelation for
The demonstration proved something of a revelation for our teachers.
revelation from
He claimed to have had a revelation from God.
revelation to
His acting ability was a revelation to us all.

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