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Recent Examples of uncork Vargas used his right hand to stun Gonzalez in the second stanza, and then, with his opponent not expecting it, Vargas uncorked a powerful left that put Gonzalez on his back with no chance of recovery. Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025 Right around the time Big Mood was closing up shop in the Crossroads last month, another wine bar and retail shop was uncorking across town. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025 Crow-Armstrong uncorked a 92.5-mph throw to nail a tagging-up Josh Naylor at third base that Gage Workman caught on the fly and got down the tag for the final out of the inning. Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025 One of the Boise area’s most unique wine purveyors will uncork its final bottle soon. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncork
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  • That’s because Hollywood is set to unleash a steady stream of horror films from now till the end of August.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 17 May 2025
  • The transaction will unleash billions of dollars in new infrastructure builds in communities across the country.
    David Shepardson, USA Today, 17 May 2025
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  • The screws may loosen and allow engine oil to leak from the screw holes, according to the recall report.
    James Powel, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • The idea here is that long hairs will get wrapped around the side brushes as per normal in their V formation, but then as the brushes come in toward that parallel configuration, the hair loosens and gets flung straight into the main vacuum.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 May 2025

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“Uncork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncork. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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