uncover
verb
un·cov·er
ən-ˈkə-vər 
uncovered; uncovering; uncovers
2
: to expose to view by removing some covering
3
a
: to take the cover from
b
: to remove the hat from
uncovered his head
4
: to deprive of protection
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Examples of uncover in a Sentence
Police uncovered a criminal plot.
Archaeologists uncovered the ruins of an ancient city.
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With research from the Manhattan Institute showing that police slow, prevent or uncover more serious crimes by taking all routine precautions, about 45% of all crimes reported ended in arrest, marking the second-highest rate in the past decade.
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Glenn Minnis | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Jan. 2025
Sure enough, the villagers uncover one of the creatures and slay it by using a stake.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
That work has often uncovered ways in which the real world is more complicated than an earlier generation of models suggested.
—Ben Casselman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Moving to the east against the background stars at its own apparent diameter each hour, the moon will appear to approach Mars from the west (right) and ultimately pass in front of it, and then shortly thereafter, uncover it, and leave it behind as the moon continues to move to the east.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Glenn Minnis | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Jan. 2025
Sure enough, the villagers uncover one of the creatures and slay it by using a stake.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
That work has often uncovered ways in which the real world is more complicated than an earlier generation of models suggested.
—Ben Casselman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Moving to the east against the background stars at its own apparent diameter each hour, the moon will appear to approach Mars from the west (right) and ultimately pass in front of it, and then shortly thereafter, uncover it, and leave it behind as the moon continues to move to the east.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Uncover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncover. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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un·cov·er
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