UNCORK Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

uncork

verb

ˌən-ˈkȯrk

Definition of uncork

as in to unleash

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 uncork South Africa just had its best chance right before halftime, as Thapelo Maseko tried to uncork a left footer off a rebound, but his shot was blocked by a Czechia defender. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026 Director Mike Hodges uncorks him as a criminal with a good — albeit violent — heart, who is capable of true masculine terror. — Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 While trying to uncork a bottle of wine (with a very old corkscrew) my husband managed to send glugs of pinot noir across the room and onto the very white sweater of a guest. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 May 2026 The entire Mets lineup has been marred in an uncharacteristic slump, but in the bottom of the fourth inning on Tuesday night at Citi Field, Juan Soto uncorked a very characteristic home run. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncork

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The Quakes again unleashed another shot on target in minute 12 when Jack Jasinski received a pass in the box and belted an attempt for the far post to force a kick save from Marcinkowski.

— Mercury News, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
John Gruber, a tech blogger, posited that Claude would now more readily default to watermarked words, rather than unleash the full scope of its linguistic range, which might result in lower-quality text, or in some cases unusable prose.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

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Made from wood chips and sawdust bound with resin, particleboard can swell when exposed to moisture, while screws and bolts can loosen over time.

— Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 14 Aug. 2026
Even before this summer’s heat, the EU had begun loosening a number of its emissions targets and delaying the phaseout of gas and diesel vehicles, in an apparent effort to blunt the far right’s use of green policies as a campaign issue.

— Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026

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