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
Examples of uncover in a Sentence
Police uncovered a criminal plot.
Archaeologists uncovered the ruins of an ancient city.
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Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Timothy Trussell, an anthropology professor at Millersville University, is leading the project — and the treasures he's uncovered reveal insight into provincial life.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
In the deep Dave Jourdan, president of Nauticos, which will focus its search on the deep ocean around Howland Island, doesn’t regard Pettigrew’s expedition as competition in the quest to uncover what happened to Earhart.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
The third season sees Leaphorn and Chee take on the case of two missing boys, while Manuelito, now working for Border Patrol, uncovers a conspiracy tied to human and drug trafficking along the border.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Uncover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncover. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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un·cov·er
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