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

Definition of stopper

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One theory is that the rock and ice briefly dammed the valley, allowing water to back up in the river.

— Umesh Haritashya, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2026
Rescue efforts were still ramping up Friday when a swollen glacial lake in the mountains upstream from the affected area, dammed up by debris and filling with meltwater, raised concerns of a possible new inundation looming.

— Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

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Videos posted on social media showed the intakes for that new system as having been clogged with sediment and the bridges that held new pipes as having been washed away.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
In Long Beach, crews have stepped up efforts to maintain storm drains, seeking to keep them from getting clogged up during storms, said Todd Leland, the city’s marine bureau manager.

— Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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