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adjective

ən-ˈkə-vərd How to pronounce uncovered (audio)
Definition of uncoverednext
as in exposed
lacking a usual or natural covering the famed snows of Mount Kilimanjaro are receding, leaving behind much uncovered ground

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uncovered

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verb

past tense of uncover
1
as in revealed
to make known (as information previously kept secret) uncovered the location of the secret documents

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2
as in unmasked
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 uncovered
Adjective
There, too, cafés have been pressured to refuse to serve uncovered women, a young woman who recently traveled there told me. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 But most wrecks of slave ships remain uncovered on the coast. — Amara Evering, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
Verb
OpenAI’s broader review has uncovered other forms of unexpected activity. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 Place the wings on the rack at least a few inches apart, and refrigerate, uncovered, for at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours. — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncovered
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncovered
  1. exposed
  2. revealed
  3. bare
  4. discovered
  5. peeled
  6. disclosed
  7. open
  8. told
Adjective
  • The end result would be a gassy surface shining as brightly as a more exposed black hole but with the Balmer break and smooth red hump of a 5,000-kelvin star, de Graaff and Naidu theorized.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Morgan Stanley said Equinix and Digital Realty are less exposed because their facilities average roughly 5 to 10 megawatts, far below the gigawatt-scale AI campuses planned by hyperscalers and neocloud operators.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of exposed
Verb
  • Earlier this month, Ralph Lauren revealed a partnership with the Korea National Cancer Center Foundation to establish the Ralph Lauren Center for Patient and Family Recovery at the National Cancer Center of Korea in Goyang, South Korea.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The 39th edition of the world’s largest documentary festival revealed selections across its Signed, Paradocs, Best of Fests, and Short Documentary Competition, and the first projects in its new media DocLab strand.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of revealed
Adjective
  • In the scene, the 14-time Grammy winner appears to have a teardrop falling down her cheek and her lips are bare, rare for the pop icon who loves a bold hue.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
  • A day will surely dawn when those who sought refuge in the long shadow of American bullying—believing that mimicking the language of the mighty could shield them from the claws of power—will stand bare before the truth.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of bare
Verb
  • Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have discovered that passing waves through a special class of synthetic media forces them to abandon chaotic scattering entirely.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This may be the latest organ discovered, a medical advance made possible by live imaging.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of discovered
Adjective
  • Purchase pre-peeled garlic cloves in bulk or peel the garlic cloves yourself using the flat side of a large knife to mash them slightly and then peel off the skins.
    — Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Use pre-peeled carrots or bagged baby carrots to save prep time.
    — Renu Dhar, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of peeled
Verb
  • The man, whose identity was not disclosed, was taken away in an ambulance after the encounter on Sunday in Evanston, a city around 12 miles north of downtown Chicago.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • OpenAI disclosed the activity in September after an external report detailed the discovery.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of disclosed
Adjective
  • Nine empty apartments are currently listed on StreetEasy for the building where Next Gen’s Ava Dash seems to be living, and nine more are open in Zakkour’s.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026
  • That’s when OpenAI models escaped containment, accessed the open internet and breached Hugging Face, which operates an open-source developer platform.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of open
Verb
  • Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said at a press conference that local high school students congregated at the skate park at Carolyn Crayton Park late Saturday night after being told to leave the Airbnb where the party was supposed to be held.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2026
  • She had been told that Golden Collision was a good place to have work done.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
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“Uncovered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncovered. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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