CORK Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

cork

verb

Definition of cork

as in to stopper

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Recent Examples of cork Peppers with smooth skins will be less hot than peppers that display corking. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2026 The new Planning Department and BPDA are at best old wine in new bottles, if not corked wine in new bottles. — Martyn Roetter, Boston Herald, 3 May 2026 Silberman and his brother David worked in the winery and were in charge of corking bottles and placing them into carts. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026 In 2012, Superstorm Sandy inundated the oldest and lowest stations in Manhattan and inspired innovations like an inflatable plug big enough to seal off an entire tunnel and keep floodwater corked and contained. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cork

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The Arctic waters where the ship was found have preserved it like it was stoppered in a bottle.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Absent from the two teams was Wolves’ perimeter stopper Jaden McDaniels.

— Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025

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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
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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Mormon Flat, which dams Canyon Lake, was constructed in 1925, and is one of SRP’s oldest dams.

— Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2026
According to the Louisville Zoo, after many Kentucky and Indiana streams were dammed decades ago, water health has declined at the expense of local ecosystems, putting pressure on the struggling salamanders.

— Ruby Grisin, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2026

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