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
Kick off 2026 by uncorking a bottle of Napa Valley's finest.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2026
Tyler is an upbeat, engaged presence, a blur of motion in a bow tie or snappy hat, delivering plates or uncorking bottles of wine.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Saturday night, with the tying run on third base in the eighth inning, Hayes made yet another great play, squashing a squeeze bunt attempt by Caleb Durbin by charging from third base, bare-handing the ball and uncorking a perfect, off-balance throw to first base.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2026
Tyler is an upbeat, engaged presence, a blur of motion in a bow tie or snappy hat, delivering plates or uncorking bottles of wine.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Saturday night, with the tying run on third base in the eighth inning, Hayes made yet another great play, squashing a squeeze bunt attempt by Caleb Durbin by charging from third base, bare-handing the ball and uncorking a perfect, off-balance throw to first base.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncorking
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As a professional, challenging the status quo means daring to be different by unleashing your curiosity to drive new ways of achieving efficiency, differentiation, and breakthroughs.—
Rodney C. Adkins,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Imagine unleashing Lipsey and Bradley for short spurts and telling them to wreak havoc.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Other changes to the policy include loosening a ban on donations of taxpayer money to nonprofits; an amendment passed by Council Member Krista Laine allows transfers to organizations of less than $50.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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But loosening the protections of the linear no-threshold (LNT) model is not supported by current research.—
Katy Huff,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2026
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The company has said releasing certain information publicly would compromise its business.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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However, quickly after releasing these updates — which are intended to keep core system services functioning on devices that no longer receive major iOS releases — Apple stopped signing them.—
Kate O'Flaherty,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Uncorking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncorking. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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