cork

Definition of corknext

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Recent Examples of cork Web-like striations or corking on jalapeño skins occurs when plants are stressed by irregular watering, dry soil, or high heat. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2024 The brash freshman who spent much of the season bragging to teammates about his power corked a bat to crush balls even farther. Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for cork
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cork
Verb
  • Absent from the two teams was Wolves’ perimeter stopper Jaden McDaniels.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • And each subsequent image bunged into the algorithm could be used to lower the overall noise level.
    WIRED, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2023
Verb
  • The nine-hole golf course opened in 1908, the same year the city’s first outdoor swimming pool at the park was created by damming up Tyler Creek.
    Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
  • Responders are establishing diking and damming measures to divert the potential fluid down a grade into a commercial holding area.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • Even the subsequent progress beyond Zrinjski and AEK Larnaca in the knockout stages felt vaguely underwhelming, as teams continued to sit deep and clog up the play.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • LinkedIn is experiencing the same deluge of AI slop that’s clogging most social media platforms and the internet in general.
    William Arruda, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

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“Cork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cork. Accessed 30 May. 2026.

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