verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
expose/uncover corruption (= show that it exists )
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The newspaper prided itself on exposing corruption in government.
find out/discover/uncover the truth
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She was determined to find out the truth.
uncover/discover a plot
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They didn’t suspect that their plot had been uncovered.
uncover/expose a scandal
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The scandal was uncovered by a journalist.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
recently
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Police recently uncovered a ring that was selling crack through two girls living in the tiny town of Downs, population 620.
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The towering buildings on either side are as solemn and silent as any of those monumental guardians recently uncovered along the Nile.
■ NOUN
evidence
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After investigating Rizvi's affairs, police claimed they had uncovered evidence that underworld money had financed his mercurial film career.
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If the hearings uncover some incontrovertible evidence of corruption he could look like a defender of the indefensible.
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We should remember this later when we uncover fairly grisly evidence for possible human sacrifice in the burial of mummies from Zaghunluq.
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And other research groups have uncovered evidence of dyslexia-inducing mutations in genes on chromosomes two and 15.
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Detectives have uncovered evidence that the rapist comes from a small but precise location within the city.
fact
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Such a check should uncover facts such as a past prison sentence or a person's credit status.
minutes
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Bring to the boil, stir once, and boil uncovered for 12 minutes .
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Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered , for 25 minutes .
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Allow to rise uncovered for 30 minutes .
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Simmer, uncovered , another 30 minutes .
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Bake, uncovered , for 60 minutes .
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Set aside, uncovered , for 15 minutes .
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Place in the center of the oven and roast, uncovered , for 20 minutes .
plot
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They suggested Colonel Wong may have been detained because, as head of military intelligence, he failed to uncover the plot .
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Whether Richard had really uncovered a Woodville plot against himself is doubtful.
police
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Pitch invasion foiled ... police uncover soccer hooligans' plan.
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Read in studio Police have uncovered a murder victim's hidden life after a national television appeal for fresh information.
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After investigating Rizvi's affairs, police claimed they had uncovered evidence that underworld money had financed his mercurial film career.
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Under state law if police uncover clear signs of a domestic quarrel, including injuries, they have to bring charges.
research
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The research is to uncover and outline all the elements upon which multiple territorial entities could arise.
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Thorough market research would have uncovered this.
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And other research groups have uncovered evidence of dyslexia-inducing mutations in genes on chromosomes two and 15.
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And even in the more familiar mode of verbal language, research has uncovered some interesting and illuminating aspects.
ring
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Police recently uncovered a ring that was selling crack through two girls living in the tiny town of Downs, population 620.
truth
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He promised Markov's widow his support in uncovering the truth about the killing.
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It was claimed that her stories were not so innocent because she was using them to uncover some uncomfortable political truths .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A search of their luggage uncovered two pistols.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But when he uncovered the picture, he gave a cry of pain.
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Modern men and women work assiduously at sites like Uxmal to uncover every clue.
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More skeletons of probable plague victims were uncovered on the Rock House site in July 1987.
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Should he uncover it, he wondered?
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The research is to uncover and outline all the elements upon which multiple territorial entities could arise.
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Thwarting Chan and the girls in their endeavor to uncover the gold are roving bands of unaffiliated bad guys.
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We walked into this uncovered base camp.