1
as in to reveal
to make known (as information previously kept secret)
uncovered the location of the secret documents
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as in to expose
to reveal the true nature of
a magazine article that purports to uncover the inner operations of what many regard as a religious cult
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Recent Examples of uncover
Issues with citations and publisher control The CJR researchers also uncovered evidence suggesting some AI tools ignored Robot Exclusion Protocol settings, which publishers use to prevent unauthorized access.
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Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Related article Archaeologists uncovered a cache of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Duncan’s defense team also uncovered evidence, not heard at the first trial, that provided a potential cause of Haley’s death.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
Connecting with industry peers on platforms like X or LinkedIn can uncover hidden opportunities.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Related article Archaeologists uncovered a cache of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Duncan’s defense team also uncovered evidence, not heard at the first trial, that provided a potential cause of Haley’s death.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
Connecting with industry peers on platforms like X or LinkedIn can uncover hidden opportunities.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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The final moments of the episode also reveal that the parasitic alien Sequids are still roaming the sewers, the bloodthirsty Battle Beast is alive in space and Angstrom Levy (Sterling K. Brown) survived the Invincible War.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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Henry had been suspended in 2016 by Fox's chairman at the time, Roger Ailes, when tabloid reports revealed his relationship with a Las Vegas hostess.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
13 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article Over 700,000 current and former Chicago Public School students’ information was exposed following a data breach last month.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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The big picture: The Darién Gap is a 60-mile, roadless, treacherous jungle of crocodiles, snakes, harsh terrain and drug gangs that human rights groups say exposes migrants to harm and disease.—
Russell Contreras,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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This fall the community discovered another problem.—
Emily Schwing,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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Thankfully, men are increasingly embracing these practices and discovering their benefits.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Mar. 2025
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Sherman also disclosed that the dispute partly arose over concerns that Catherine Wu, an adviser to his father, had been interfering with the affairs of City Developments’ subsidiary Millennium & Copthorne Hotels and that presented a very serious corporate governance issue.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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List of Settlements with Claim Deadline in March Fandango Fandango agreed to pay $9 million following claims that the company failed to disclose fees for movie tickets in New York.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Alex Pereira has heard what Magomed Ankalaev and his team have been saying ahead of their light heavyweight title clash at UFC 313 and has told his opposite number to put his money where his mouth is.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Conan O’Brien is welcome back to host the Oscars anytime, Walt Disney TV’s Rob Mills, exec VP of unscripted and alternative entertainment, told Variety Monday morning.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Uncover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncover. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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