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Recent Examples of cork
Web-like striations or corking on jalapeño skins occurs when plants are stressed by irregular watering, dry soil, or high heat.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2024
The brash freshman who spent much of the season bragging to teammates about his power corked a bat to crush balls even farther.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
The 18th-century preservation process involved placing the cherries in dry bottles, corking them and then burying them under heavy clay, to protect the fleshy fruits from elements like mold and fungus.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 June 2024
Stubblefield bottled the sauce in old jam jars and Jack Daniel's bottles with the labels scraped off, corking them with a jalapeño.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2024
The brash freshman who spent much of the season bragging to teammates about his power corked a bat to crush balls even farther.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
The 18th-century preservation process involved placing the cherries in dry bottles, corking them and then burying them under heavy clay, to protect the fleshy fruits from elements like mold and fungus.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 June 2024
Stubblefield bottled the sauce in old jam jars and Jack Daniel's bottles with the labels scraped off, corking them with a jalapeño.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cork
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Absent from the two teams was Wolves’ perimeter stopper Jaden McDaniels.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2025
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Technical fabrications are still making an appearance with a lot of wind stopper luxe nylons but in shapes and silhouettes that feel more part of a rtw collection than a purely function purchase.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
18 June 2024
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Two romantic songs are bunged in, perhaps to give Triptii Dimri something to do; otherwise, she is mostly tasked with looking lovely.—
Anupama Chopra,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Nov. 2024
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And each subsequent image bunged into the algorithm could be used to lower the overall noise level.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
19 Mar. 2023
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The nine-hole golf course opened in 1908, the same year the city’s first outdoor swimming pool at the park was created by damming up Tyler Creek.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2026
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Responders are establishing diking and damming measures to divert the potential fluid down a grade into a commercial holding area.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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The project’s first I-285 closure took place in the same area three weeks ago, sending traffic to the Downtown Connector and clogging some neighborhood streets in the West End and Cascade Heights.—
Vanessa McCray,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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The central spaces in which Palmer likes to operate have also felt clogged at times, particularly when Marc Cucurella inverts from left-back.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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“Cork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cork. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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