as in exposed
lacking a usual or natural covering
the famed snows of Mount Kilimanjaro are receding, leaving behind much uncovered ground
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as in revealed
to make known (as information previously kept secret)
uncovered the location of the secret documents
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as in unmasked
to reveal the true nature of
a magazine article that purports to uncover the inner operations of what many regard as a religious cult
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Recent Examples of uncovered
Candace Oehler, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
One of the uncovered help documents also notes that spyware can be installed through a QR code or via a USB cable connected to an unlocked phone.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Over a week in June 2024, a team of over 100 scientists and volunteers uncovered the tracks.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
For example, weather – wind and rain – can be a factor at uncovered stadiums.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
One of the uncovered help documents also notes that spyware can be installed through a QR code or via a USB cable connected to an unlocked phone.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
Research conducted by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) uncovered this surprising behavior by tracking this bird over several years.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Over a week in June 2024, a team of over 100 scientists and volunteers uncovered the tracks.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncovered
Adjective
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The story sounds like something right out of a horror movie: this fungus hacks the brain of its host, driving the normally shy spiders out of their lairs and webs to an exposed surface.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
2 Feb. 2025
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Zuckerberg has just recently emerged from his own masculinist makeover, which turned him from a pale coder to a buff and bronzed bro, and his openly suggestive glance at Sanchez’s exposed chest seemed like an appropriate capstone to Trump’s Inaugural Address.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The identity of a third victim who was hospitalized has not been revealed.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Their findings revealed that persistent visual cues of disorganization deplete our cognitive resources and impair our ability to concentrate.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Making the postseason should be the bare minimum for MLS teams.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2025
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Comments Plenty of people dream of a love like in the movies...and honestly, who wouldn't when leading men make grand gestures look like the bare minimum?—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Biologist Hugh Gabriel discovered a new species of frog in Madagascar that spend their entire lives in trees in the rainforest and have a lifestyle unique for frogs.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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Millions of genetically identical individual animals called polyps combine to form the largest coral to ever be discovered, and it can even be seen from space.—
Danielle Hall,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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According to information disclosed by L Catterton, the majority investment was completed last year for an undisclosed sum.—
Denni Hu,
WWD,
6 Jan. 2025
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The new owner’s name has not been disclosed.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While the polls were still open at Village Hall Tuesday, Airhart expressed confidence in his chances of ousting Jackson.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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The petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship is open until June 20, 2025, after which the clerk of petitions will have to certify that at least 500 of its signatures are legitimate.—
Max Saltman,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Sources told Fox 8 that bomb-making materials were found at the rental property.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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In August 1979, a Florida sheriff’s deputy told authorities that his wife fatally shot herself at their home south of Tampa.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Uncovered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncovered. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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