as in to unleash
to set free (from a state of being held in check)
uncorked her emotions once she was alone in her room
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Recent Examples of uncork
Then, Williams uncorked the 46-yard game-winning bomb to Moore on their fourth play of overtime.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
In Canada, Ontario wine producers have uncorked a once-in-a-generation opportunity to expand their share of the market.
—Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 5 Dec. 2025
And big is loud, especially by the time the third bottle of wine is uncorked.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 14 Nov. 2025
Jackson uncorks a deep pass to Dawn, but the attempt is a little too long.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Oct. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
In Canada, Ontario wine producers have uncorked a once-in-a-generation opportunity to expand their share of the market.
—Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 5 Dec. 2025
And big is loud, especially by the time the third bottle of wine is uncorked.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 14 Nov. 2025
Jackson uncorks a deep pass to Dawn, but the attempt is a little too long.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncork
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For example, the higher estimates for the infamous August 2013 East Ghoutta chemical weapons attack, which saw sarin nerve gas unleashed on an urban civilian area, are 1,500 dead.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The societies that can advance to the frontiers of the productive power that capitalism unleashes while maintaining their coherence and élan advance to the front of the race for international status and power.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Fed loosened anyway — a rational response to the severe downturn — and inflation remained low for years to come.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Bucks won’t be, either, and that loosens trade restrictions on deals involving those two teams.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Uncork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncork. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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