1
as in to reveal
to make known (as information previously kept secret)
uncovered the location of the secret documents
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as in to expose
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 uncover
Increase the oven temperature to 400 F, and return the ham to the oven uncovered.
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Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
The hackers in Salt Typhoon, which was uncovered in 2024, were able to obtain phone call records from millions of Americans and steal FBI wiretap data.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of fossils uncovered in southern China’s province of Yunnan reveal that at least some of the life-forms scientists had thought arose in the Cambrian period were alive and thriving millions of years earlier, in an era known as the Ediacaran period.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
And if a bunch of independent enthusiasts can uncover this much information with public tools, this fast, imagine what a properly coordinated and resourced regulatory effort could achieve.
—Nic Puckrin, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
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Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
The hackers in Salt Typhoon, which was uncovered in 2024, were able to obtain phone call records from millions of Americans and steal FBI wiretap data.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of fossils uncovered in southern China’s province of Yunnan reveal that at least some of the life-forms scientists had thought arose in the Cambrian period were alive and thriving millions of years earlier, in an era known as the Ediacaran period.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
And if a bunch of independent enthusiasts can uncover this much information with public tools, this fast, imagine what a properly coordinated and resourced regulatory effort could achieve.
—Nic Puckrin, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncover
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Investigators say that their preliminary findings revealed that the utility truck was turning left from the driveway of the Edison substation on Menifee Road when the collision occurred.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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No date revealed yet for the Hunt-Green merger.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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The breach exposed personal data such as addresses and social security numbers for more than 60 million students and teachers nationwide.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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Florida is particularly exposed.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Despite being reviewed again in 2008 and 2009, investigators never discovered new leads.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The skeleton was discovered 26 feet below the surface, roughly 656 feet into a cave in Mexico’s cenote system.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Amid a drumbeat of disclosures that begin to exact consequences for some powerful people — particularly Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Britain's former Prince Andrew — Congress passed legislation to force the Justice Department to disclose its investigative files on Epstein.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The terms of the deal have not been publicly disclosed, but Publicis announced the acquisition in a release on Thursday.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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One of them told Felder that the precinct had received a complaint about a trespasser at the synagogue.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Minnesota victim wants accountability After she was injured, Stotko told the city council in her community of Hastings, Minnesota, about her crash to push for a stricter ordinance.—
Sarah Raza,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Uncover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncover. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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