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noun

Definition of sealnext
as in signature
an official mark that is stamped on paper or on a small piece of wax to show that something (such as a document) is genuine and has been officially approved The paperwork must have a notary's seal.

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verb

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as in to fish

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as in to lock

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Recent Examples of seal
Noun
Other suitable options include heavy-duty plastic containers with locking lids or food-grade buckets with gamma seal lids. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026 Temperature swings and thermal stress will eventually crack structural steel and cause joints and seals to fail. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
A number of changes have been made to Starliner’s design in the wake of Calypso, including alterations to seal designs, as well as the thruster system. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026 The Cardinals added a late field goal, but Deebo Samuel recovered an onside kick to seal the win. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seal
  1. signature
  2. fish
  3. lock
  4. authorization
  5. harvest
  6. latch
  7. certification
  8. clam
Noun
  • Food and drink Upon my arrival, I was wooed by the dazzling signature welcome cocktail made with gin, pineapple, herbal liqueur, and tamarind jamu.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Meyer said the brand’s Good Luck Necklace continues to be a bestseller, while customers also return for longtime signatures including evil eyes and inlay hearts.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
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Verb
  • Along the way, visitors can learn about the Mi’kmaq, the Indigenous First Nations inhabitants of Canada’s Atlantic provinces; the French and English influence along the coast; and the region’s reliance on fishing.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
  • As a cub, his mother avoided taking him and his littermates to the competitive Brooks Falls to fish.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of fish
Verb
  • Top it off with its Best of Beauty-winning Atobarrier365 Cream to lock in all that moisturizing goodness, and then keep a bottle of the Atobarrier365 Cream Mist handy for midday refreshes.
    — Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Another is larger carriers who lock in fuel at wholesale while billing surcharges at retail can see a real margin gain.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of lock
Noun
  • For example, the person cannot change residence or travel to another municipality or province without authorization and must appear before the court when summoned.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • But threat detection should sit alongside runtime authorization rather than replace it.
    — Shashwat Sehgal, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of authorization
Verb
  • The spacecraft can harvest energy, locate another spacecraft, and maintain a tracking link.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Even if a bill eventually passes, even if diesel comes down later this year, that won’t help the farmers harvesting crops right now.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of harvest
Verb
  • This bag from Away has a code lock that latches onto the zippers, preventing everyone but you and security from getting in.
    — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The final season of Girls ended (spoiler) with Hannah Horvath a mother, attempting and, finally, succeeding to get her son to latch.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of latch
Noun
  • The settlements allowing federal authorities to recoup the funds helped resolve allegations that several companies made false certifications on their PPP loan and forgiveness applications.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • For conditions that do not show up in the databases, states can require a doctor's certification, a disability award letter or other proof.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of certification
Verb
  • Deputies tried to keep the man alert and clam to help avoid the venom's spread before medical personnel arrived, the Facebook post stated.
    — Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Along the Atlantic coast of Europe a cancer riddles the golden carpet shell clam, Polititapes aureus, yet genotyping showed its cells are not that clam’s at all.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
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“Seal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seal. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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