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
Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
Following the arrest, the CIA and FBI issued a joint statement saying CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred information uncovered during the agency’s internal investigation to federal law enforcement authorities.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 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
As city manager, Beaudin’s office uncovered an eight-year, $100 million deficit and oversaw the council’s decision to slash several citywide services to balance the budget.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
Following the arrest, the CIA and FBI issued a joint statement saying CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred information uncovered during the agency’s internal investigation to federal law enforcement authorities.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncovered
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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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The objective is to reduce exposed equity within the entity in a lawful and structured manner.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Ariana revealed this information to the rest of the Islanders during the ceremony at the fire pit.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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Airbus Helicopters has revealed a new autonomous aircraft based on its popular H145 platform, pushing the company deeper into the growing market for large uncrewed rotorcraft.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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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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The screwworm was first discovered in a 3-week-old calf last week, and a second case was found only miles away in a young calf.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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Inside, investigators discovered guns, knives, and stacks of cash.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 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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Mike Sanchez, a spokesman for Los Angeles County's Registrar-Recorder office, said ballot processing in the county is open to public observation.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Bain’s answer is a mix of models whose capabilities (and price) matches the task — a bet also made by Perplexity and several open source model makers.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
10 June 2026
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In March, Swiss food producer Nestlé told USA TODAY that thieves stole an entire truck containing more than 12 tons of KitKat chocolate bars in Europe.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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City attorney Andrea Leslie-Fite told council members the moratorium cannot be applied to projects that were already approved because of constraints within state law.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated June 8,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
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“Uncovered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncovered. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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