as in to stopper
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Recent Examples of cork
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.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
As the pressure rises, his brain jams downward through the only exit, corking bloodflow.
—Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
Cork Taint When a wine is described as corked, the culprit is something known as cork taint.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2023
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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.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
As the pressure rises, his brain jams downward through the only exit, corking bloodflow.
—Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
Cork Taint When a wine is described as corked, the culprit is something known as cork taint.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cork
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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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Like O’Rourke, this debate will be one of his best chances to stopper any more losses.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 July 2019
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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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Trump tried to install the laughably unfit Matt Gaetz as U.S. attorney general, one step ahead of a damming House Ethics Committee report.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
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The underground river was temporarily dammed to allow for the archaeological work, officials said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2025
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Don’t worry, though—the formula is noncomedogenic, so these silicones won’t clog your pores and cause breakouts.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
26 Apr. 2025
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In our lifetimes, cities were clogged with smog, which contained plenty of lead belched from then-leaded gasoline.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Cork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cork. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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