as in to stopper
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Recent Examples of cork
The 18th-century preservation process involved placing the cherries in dry bottles, corking them and then burying them under heavy clay, to protect the fleshy fruits from elements like mold and fungus.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 June 2024
Stubblefield bottled the sauce in old jam jars and Jack Daniel's bottles with the labels scraped off, corking them with a jalapeño.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
As the pressure rises, his brain jams downward through the only exit, corking bloodflow.
—Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
Cork Taint When a wine is described as corked, the culprit is something known as cork taint.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2023
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 June 2024
Stubblefield bottled the sauce in old jam jars and Jack Daniel's bottles with the labels scraped off, corking them with a jalapeño.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
As the pressure rises, his brain jams downward through the only exit, corking bloodflow.
—Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
Cork Taint When a wine is described as corked, the culprit is something known as cork taint.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2023
See all Example Sentences for cork
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cork
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Technical fabrications are still making an appearance with a lot of wind stopper luxe nylons but in shapes and silhouettes that feel more part of a rtw collection than a purely function purchase.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
18 June 2024
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Like O’Rourke, this debate will be one of his best chances to stopper any more losses.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 July 2019
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Two romantic songs are bunged in, perhaps to give Triptii Dimri something to do; otherwise, she is mostly tasked with looking lovely.—
Anupama Chopra,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Nov. 2024
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And each subsequent image bunged into the algorithm could be used to lower the overall noise level.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
19 Mar. 2023
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Instead of creating huge reservoirs to dam the rivers and compromise their delicate ecology, Bhutanese turbines harness their natural flow, meaning a glut of power during the sodden summers and a dearth during the parched winters.—
By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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The result is that California can’t simply dam its way out of water scarcity and will have to make some difficult decisions about who gets to use water.—
Umair Irfan,
Vox,
15 Jan. 2025
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As the television world has been clogged with procedurals medical, legal, and criminal, a lot of tropes have gone from cute to washed.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2025
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Glycolic acid also provides gentle exfoliation at the surface, preventing dead skin from clogging pores.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Cork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cork. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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