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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Further details of their plea agreements remained sealed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
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Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
Fish bones in the scat will reveal how much and what type of salmon seals in the area are eating, along with genetic material showing the salmon consumed by individual seals.
—Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Apply top coat, and cure again to seal in the finish.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 12 May 2025
In mid-March, five test containers, filled with nonradioactive materials, were sealed in a special aboveground facility before being transported underground and stored along a 70-meter-long subterranean tunnel, to provide an initial proof of concept for Onkalo’s storage process.
—Marta Abbà, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
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Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
Fish bones in the scat will reveal how much and what type of salmon seals in the area are eating, along with genetic material showing the salmon consumed by individual seals.
—Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Apply top coat, and cure again to seal in the finish.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 12 May 2025
In mid-March, five test containers, filled with nonradioactive materials, were sealed in a special aboveground facility before being transported underground and stored along a 70-meter-long subterranean tunnel, to provide an initial proof of concept for Onkalo’s storage process.
—Marta Abbà, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Seal in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seal%20in. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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