unseal

verb

un·​seal ˌən-ˈsēl How to pronounce unseal (audio)
unsealed; unsealing; unseals

transitive verb

: to break or remove the seal of : open

Examples of unseal in a Sentence

The court unsealed the documents in the Douglas trial today.
Recent Examples on the Web Today in history On this day in 1923, the burial chamber of King Tutankhamen’s recently unearthed tomb was unsealed in Egypt by English archaeologist Howard Carter. Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024 Trump and Cohen talk about a diversity initiative and stopping the media from unsealing the records of Trump’s first divorce. Andrea Bernstein, ProPublica, 5 June 2024 But the indictment was not unsealed until 2022, when he was arrested in Australia. Helene Cooper, New York Times, 5 June 2024 In a motion filed Thursday, The Courier Journal asked Jefferson Circuit Court to unseal records in a whistleblower suit involving the University of Louisville. Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 30 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for unseal 

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Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unseal was in the 12th century

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“Unseal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseal. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

unseal

verb
un·​seal ˌən-ˈsē(ə)l How to pronounce unseal (audio)
ˈən-
: to break or remove the seal of
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