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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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Tenuously held back by moraines – the jumble of rock and sediment deposited by glaciers at their edges – or dammed by glacier ice, these lakes are anything but stable.—
Dan McGrath,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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Plants can regenerate, since the beavers have dammed up the water to keep some for their little ecosystem.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
4 Mar. 2026
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Tephra also can clog and cause other problems with water catchment collection systems, which are common in some parts of the Big Island, officials said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The auditorium at The Highland Center hosts everything from energetic clogging groups to toe-tapping bluegrass bands for a $5 entry fee (or with the festival keychain).—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Cork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cork. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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