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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as in revealed
to make known (as information previously kept secret)
uncovered the location of the secret documents
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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
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 15, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
An uncovered pinch by Ian Moore created a jail break and, to compound matters, Moore was an onlooker as Suter hammered the puck.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
In one instance, uncovered by AI-safety firm GPTZero, the report claims that Japanese East Japan Railway Company (JR East) is using agentic AI for customer service, before linking to a press release from 2019—half a decade before agentic AI became mainstream.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 14 June 2026
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Adjective
Eggs were stored above uncovered cilantro in the walk-in cooler and raw chicken was stored above the raw beef in the reach-in standing freezer.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 15, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
An uncovered pinch by Ian Moore created a jail break and, to compound matters, Moore was an onlooker as Suter hammered the puck.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
At that time, archaeologists uncovered sections of the building as well as a water pipe inscribed with the family name, Umbrius.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
In one instance, uncovered by AI-safety firm GPTZero, the report claims that Japanese East Japan Railway Company (JR East) is using agentic AI for customer service, before linking to a press release from 2019—half a decade before agentic AI became mainstream.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncovered
Adjective
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Some lenders are more exposed than others.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The outer layers of the star will eventually cool and disperse, leaving a nebula of ex-stellar material surrounding the sun's core, which will then become an exposed cooling stellar remnant called a white dwarf.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Vozinha’s dad spoke to Telemundo Deportes prior to the match and revealed that his son is named after a Brazilian soccer player.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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Aerial images revealed flames rapidly consuming multiple acres of land, with one section burning perilously close to a group of power lines.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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Add extra lace notions like a collar or cuffs to make your dress feel less bare.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
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In one of them he was seen hanging from the edge of a rocky cliff using his bare hands, his legs dangling toward a steep slope in a risky performance without safety equipment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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University of Washington researchers discovered the tapeworm, which can cause a rare but potentially deadly disease in humans, in 37 out of 100 coyotes sampled near Puget Sound in Washington State.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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According to the park, an 11-year-old boy first discovered the tracks after a 1908 flood scoured the Paluxy Riverbed, exposing the limestone.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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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
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Use pre-peeled carrots or bagged baby carrots to save prep time.—
Renu Dhar,
Southern Living,
24 Nov. 2025
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No cause of death has been immediately disclosed.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Ahead of this week’s record IPO, SpaceX disclosed that Google has agreed to pay it roughly $920 million a month for compute capacity at its Memphis campus, access to something on the order of 110,000 GPUs running into 2029.—
Robert J. Szczerba,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Each open practice will offer autograph sessions for children, games, concession stands, photo opportunities, and more.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The new trains have open gangways, allowing riders and police to walk from one end to the other, and have microphones strategically located to alert officials to loud noises that may indicate a need for security intervention.—
Sara Gregory,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
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The Las Vegas airport confirmed the pilot called an alert, but a British Airways spokesperson told CBS News the aircraft arrived as scheduled and did not declare an emergency.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Chris Hall told The Star at the time that Skydive Kansas City had experienced steady growth since opening its doors.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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