as in unleashing
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 uncorking
Someone had stashed a film camera in an apartment high above the plaza, capturing a scene of rowdy onlookers feasting on sausage sandwiches and uncorking bottles of wine as—after a series of delays—the blade dropped on Weidmann’s nape.
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Kick off 2026 by uncorking a bottle of Napa Valley's finest.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Dual unlocks the ability to option the Performance Upgrade for $5,000 uncorking the motors for more power and speed.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Kick off 2026 by uncorking a bottle of Napa Valley's finest.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Dual unlocks the ability to option the Performance Upgrade for $5,000 uncorking the motors for more power and speed.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncorking
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Friday, a pickup truck transporting the bees crashed on Interstate 40 in Knoxville, Tennessee, heading toward the Henley Street exit and unleashing the bees, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT).—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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The storms will also be capable of unleashing widespread destructive winds — with a few gusts possibly up to 90 mph — and hail from Oklahoma City to Green Bay, Wisconsin, especially Friday evening.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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In a bid to cope with the fallout of the energy shock, governments around the world have been quick to impose measures from fuel export bans to loosening refining standards.—
Michael Considine,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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All five vessels were bulk carriers, and none were oil and gas tankers, MarineTraffic reported — raising questions about whether Iran is actually loosening its stranglehold on the crucial commercial waterway.—
Katherine Doyle,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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Authorities arrested Atajurt’s founder Serikzhan Bilash in 2019, releasing him into exile after extracting a promise not to engage in political activities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The referrals came after Gabbard criticized how former Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson handled the 2019 whistleblower complaint earlier this week, releasing a trove of documents linked to Atkinson.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Uncorking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncorking. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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