uncorked

Definition of uncorkednext
past tense of uncork

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of uncorked One day into free agency, the Los Angeles Lakers uncorked a series of rapid-fire moves. Dan Woike, New York Times, 13 July 2026 Instead, the bubbly was uncorked in honor of utilityman Tyler Tolbert. Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026 From the top of the box, Ashour uncorked a swinger into the bottom-left corner of the net. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026 The entire Mets lineup has been marred in an uncharacteristic slump, but in the bottom of the fourth inning on Tuesday night at Citi Field, Juan Soto uncorked a very characteristic home run. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026 On the second play of the spring game Saturday at Huntington Bank Stadium, quarterback Drake Lindsey uncorked a 74-yard completion to Cincinnati transfer receiver Noah Jennings to get to the 2-yard line. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026 Then Alex Ovechkin, the NHL’s all-time goal scorer uncorked a vintage rocket on the power play and the Avs lost the lead with less than six minutes to play. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026 Knicks fans, no strangers to letdowns, put their rare bottle of optimism back on the shelf, unsure whether it will be uncorked for the playoffs. Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026 Sam Darnold uncorked a bomb looking for speedy Rashid Shaheed on third down. February 9, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncorked
Verb
  • Moscow accused Ukraine of targeting civilians, which would constitute a war crime, and unleashed a barrage of aerial strikes on its neighbor.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Seven months ago, Iran unleashed a deadly crackdown on protesters who were demanding an end to the 47-year-old theocratic regime.
    Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Each era's binding constraint, once loosened, ceased to be where advantage lived, and the frontier moved.
    Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Once the ground is cleared and loosened, work in a layer of topsoil, compost, or fertilizer before laying down seed.
    Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Officials said the man, identified as Farinacci, was released because a cause had not yet been determined, but he was later arrested and charged.
    Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
  • More than 112,000 absentee ballots had already been returned by the day the poll was released.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Uncorked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncorked. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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