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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
This week alone has seen a string of alarming incidents where AI uncovered previously unknown security flaws deep in the infrastructure of the internet. — Cameron Peters, Vox, 23 Oct. 2026 Capcom also uncovered evidence that the hacker accessed the date of birth, gender, country/region, and nickname for 43 records. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 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
  • Structural studies revealed wide-open cavities that accommodate large plastic polymers.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Related Stories Applegate revealed her diagnosis in August 2021, at age 49, sharing publicly that she had been diagnosed a few months ago.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of revealed
Adjective
  • If a cool room and bare feet work for you, don’t change anything.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
  • It's also laid bare the downsides of depending on a single provider for satellite internet communications, though other options are not yet comparable to SpaceX's Starlink and its military-grade Starshield offering.
    — Annie Palmer,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of bare
Verb
  • Filling in because of an injury, Tucker, a freshman, has discovered the importance of getting the ball to Davis, who has 11 touchdown receptions.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Kriemler first discovered Jungwirth’s paintings at Thaddaeus Ropac about five years ago, traveling expressly to Bilbao, Spain, two years ago just to catch the big Jungwirth retrospective at the Guggenheim there.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 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 Army has not disclosed production quantities or a fielding schedule.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In May 2026, Anthropic disclosed that more than 80% of the code merged into its production codebase was written by Claude, up from single digits when Claude Code launched in February 2025.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of disclosed
Adjective
  • For the tinkering types, Meta also released open weights for Muse’s code to help people connect it to a range of other devices.
    — Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Contrary to preelection expectations by observers for a double-digit difference in favor of Yotova, her opponent showed a surprisingly strong performance, leaving all options open for the runoff.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of open
Verb
  • Switzerland's foreign ministry told The Associated Press on Friday that the woman, married to a Swiss diplomat in Nigeria, had not visited Congo and was believed to have contracted Ebola while traveling to Uganda.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Scholten told Semafor that experience positions Turek to convert frustrated Republicans.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
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“Uncovered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncovered. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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