as in unleashing
to set free (from a state of being held in check)
uncorked her emotions once she was alone in her room
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Recent Examples of uncorking
More two-strike counts equal more defensive swings, more attempts to keep the at-bat going, rather than uncorking an aggressive swing that aims to inflict damage.
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Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Someone had stashed a film camera in an apartment high above the plaza, capturing a scene of rowdy onlookers feasting on sausage sandwiches and uncorking bottles of wine as—after a series of delays—the blade dropped on Weidmann’s nape.
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Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
Kick off 2026 by uncorking a bottle of Napa Valley's finest.
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Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2026
Dual unlocks the ability to option the Performance Upgrade for $5,000 uncorking the motors for more power and speed.
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Joel Feder,
The Drive,
12 Mar. 2026
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Someone had stashed a film camera in an apartment high above the plaza, capturing a scene of rowdy onlookers feasting on sausage sandwiches and uncorking bottles of wine as—after a series of delays—the blade dropped on Weidmann’s nape.
—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
Kick off 2026 by uncorking a bottle of Napa Valley's finest.
—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2026
Dual unlocks the ability to option the Performance Upgrade for $5,000 uncorking the motors for more power and speed.
—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncorking
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SpaceX’s record-shattering IPO has minted thousands of new millionaires, unleashing a wave of high-end home shoppers poised to reshape Southern California’s already tight coastal housing markets.
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The sociologist Max Weber foresaw the paralysis of this bureaucratization that is now unleashing a rising fury against democracy itself.
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Matching trousers stayed narrow through the hips before loosening down the leg into a slight flare.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with congressional Republicans in further loosening campaign finance limits, a decision likely to upend how political parties funnel millions of dollars into TV ads in the upcoming midterm elections.
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Tianwen-1 is a Mars orbiter, lander and rover mission that successfully touched down on the red planet on May 15, 2021, releasing its Zhurong rover.
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After releasing albums across genres, both country and dance music, there has been growing speculation that the last project in the trilogy could be a rock album.
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“Uncorking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncorking. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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