seal in
phrasal verb
sealed in; sealing in; seals in
: to prevent (something that is in something else) from getting out or escaping
He seared the steak to seal in the juices.
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Francis, 60, initially filed his appeal with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals under seal in April.
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Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
The act was sealed in a pronouncement by Princess Isabel, who became a President Lincoln-like figure in Brazil, known to many as the benevolent white liberator of the enslaved.
—Time, 17 June 2025
Reporters have no details for another case under seal in Sumter County.
—Hannah Critchfield, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
No, salt doesn’t help water boil faster, and, no, searing meat doesn’t seal in the juices.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
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Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
The act was sealed in a pronouncement by Princess Isabel, who became a President Lincoln-like figure in Brazil, known to many as the benevolent white liberator of the enslaved.
—Time, 17 June 2025
Reporters have no details for another case under seal in Sumter County.
—Hannah Critchfield, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
No, salt doesn’t help water boil faster, and, no, searing meat doesn’t seal in the juices.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for seal in
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“Seal in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seal%20in. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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