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
Elijah Womack uncorked a 72-yard rushing TD with five minutes left in the opening frame, and the rout was on.
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Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
But facing one of baseball’s toughest southpaws on Friday, Duran uncorked arguably the biggest swing of the season.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
In the 11th, Frazier uncorked a left hook that made Ali wobble.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
That changed Sunday when Tua Tagovailoa uncorked a 47-yard BOMB to the star wideout.
—Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
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Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
But facing one of baseball’s toughest southpaws on Friday, Duran uncorked arguably the biggest swing of the season.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
In the 11th, Frazier uncorked a left hook that made Ali wobble.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
That changed Sunday when Tua Tagovailoa uncorked a 47-yard BOMB to the star wideout.
—Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncork
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Prodded by OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT in late 2022, Google has been steadily rolling out more of its own technology designed to ensure its products continue to evolve with the upheaval being unleashed by AI.—
Michael Liedtke,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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These collisions unleash bursts of energy, allowing physicists to explore the most fundamental building blocks of the universe.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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When drivers are operating the vehicles, the wheel’s seating surface may deform, causing the wheel nut to loosen and detach, leading to the wheel separating from the vehicle.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Gently remove the plant from its pot and loosen the roots.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Uncork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncork. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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