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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The water, too, was wild—the Allegheny and its tributaries had yet to be dammed, and Flag Swamp was noted as one of the last hideouts for beavers in the state.
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Morris grew up along the White River (a portion of which was dammed to create today’s Table Rock Lake) in the Ozarks, where fishing wasn’t just a pastime but a way of life.
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Motorists will clog metro Atlanta’s major highways with typical to heavy traffic over the next few days, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.
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The freshwater mollusk, first spotted in North America in the Delta in 2024, threatens water systems by clogging pipes and altering the food web.
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“Cork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cork. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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