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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Wild and wooly as Santa Ana winds uncorked the full arsenal.
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Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Shortly after Underwood's smooth singing, classical-crossover opera singer Christopher Macchio, a friend of Trump's for many years, uncorked a resounding version of the national anthem.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Messi, Inter Miami win preseason start; so does USMNT: Inter Miami uncorked ts 2025 preseason Saturday night with a penalty-shootout win over Mexican giant Club America after a 2-2- draw in Las Vegas.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Play of the day In a scene the Giants hope is repeated many times this fall, Jones uncorked a beautiful deep ball that Hyatt caught over cornerback Flott in the end zone for a 30-yard touchdown.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
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Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Shortly after Underwood's smooth singing, classical-crossover opera singer Christopher Macchio, a friend of Trump's for many years, uncorked a resounding version of the national anthem.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Messi, Inter Miami win preseason start; so does USMNT: Inter Miami uncorked ts 2025 preseason Saturday night with a penalty-shootout win over Mexican giant Club America after a 2-2- draw in Las Vegas.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Play of the day In a scene the Giants hope is repeated many times this fall, Jones uncorked a beautiful deep ball that Hyatt caught over cornerback Flott in the end zone for a 30-yard touchdown.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
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“Uncork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncork. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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