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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Stripped of any glossy trappings, the ballad escalated into a potent roots rocker, with Mendes uncorking his voice into a wail and quickly de-escalating to a near-whisper.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
Later, Taylor uncorked a booming high punt with the Bears kicking from the Rams’ 43-yard line.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2024
But would the market oblige with a similar move a third month in a row with such a mini-panic, given that selling into them doesn’t look smart in retrospect and even after the Fed has uncorked its first easing move?
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2024
As a pass rusher bore down on him, Daniels absorbed a hit and uncorked a perfect pass to Terry McLaurin down the right sideline.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2024
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
Later, Taylor uncorked a booming high punt with the Bears kicking from the Rams’ 43-yard line.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2024
But would the market oblige with a similar move a third month in a row with such a mini-panic, given that selling into them doesn’t look smart in retrospect and even after the Fed has uncorked its first easing move?
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2024
As a pass rusher bore down on him, Daniels absorbed a hit and uncorked a perfect pass to Terry McLaurin down the right sideline.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Uncork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncork. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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