recork
verb
re·cork
(ˌ)rē-ˈkȯrk 
recorked; recorking; recorks
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: to furnish (something) with a fresh cork
Any bottle of venerable madeira being cellared for any length of time should therefore be recorked roughly every twenty to thirty years.—
Richard Mayson
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Update, Monday, September 19: Return your fireworks and recork your Champagne.
—Vulture, 18 Sep. 2022
To keep an opened bottle of wine fresh and drinkable, recork it or seal it with a wine stopper (like this Better Homes & Gardens Elegant Wine Bottle Stopper, $5, Walmart) as soon as possible.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2023
For many, there is no way to recork the retail trading genie, and the mainstream investment industry simply has to adapt.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 10 Mar. 2021
The easiest way to recork your wine bottle is to use these silicone bottle stoppers.
—Alicia Cypress, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2020
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Vulture, 18 Sep. 2022
To keep an opened bottle of wine fresh and drinkable, recork it or seal it with a wine stopper (like this Better Homes & Gardens Elegant Wine Bottle Stopper, $5, Walmart) as soon as possible.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2023
For many, there is no way to recork the retail trading genie, and the mainstream investment industry simply has to adapt.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 10 Mar. 2021
The easiest way to recork your wine bottle is to use these silicone bottle stoppers.
—Alicia Cypress, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2020
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“Recork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recork. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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