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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

1
as in to fish

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as in to lock

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Recent Examples of seal
Noun
For once wholly earned and wholly revelatory, there comes a final snatch of voiceover, a dreamy echo back from the future that sets a seal on all these young lives, and then sets them free. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 Poor seals around the unit can trap moisture, leading to mold growth on the window frame and wall. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
Grady Tripp is a writer and professor who has rested on the laurels of his first book for years and can’t seem to seal the deal of his sophomore novel, which is nearing 2800 words. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 Julian Rauch’s 24-yard field goal with 26 seconds left puts the Mountaineers ahead of the Wolverines and Corey Lynch blocks a field goal in the final seconds to seal one of college football’s biggest upsets. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 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
  • Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, quite the mouthful and named after Hawaiʻi's official state fish, is the resort's signature seafood restaurant, and a dreamy one.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The blood test screens for three molecular signatures of pancreatic cancer.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of signature
Verb
  • Those fishing off the Malibu Pier were surprised in mid-August by a hammerhead shark swimming nearby.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Carr also grew up fishing with his dad and now competes with Cen-Tex Bass Hunters in Belton, Texas, as well as the Tuesday Night Tight Lines 3x9 Series on Stillhouse Hollow Lake.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of fish
Verb
  • 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
  • One lifetime payment beats paying for separate subscriptions for every model worth testing, and today’s the last chance to lock in this Labor Day price.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of lock
Noun
  • Including Oregon State, UCAA has gotten more than 100 women’s college basketball players to sign union authorization cards.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In the days after the robbery, Triunfel looked up the police report on the case multiple times while off duty without authorization — and on Monday searched the NYPD database for his own name, according to the complaint.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of authorization
Verb
  • That garden spawned an annual salsa competition, in which club employees harvest their own ingredients from the planters, make salsa at home, and bring it back to be judged.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • That means a material optimized for sunlight is not necessarily the best choice for harvesting light from LEDs or other indoor sources.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of harvest
Verb
  • 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
  • The dog made it over the fence and began to attack K-9 Diesel, latching onto his neck, prosecutors said.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of latch
Noun
  • Beyond Athena and Ceres, Mazama is seeking independent certification of more than 10 gigawatts of geothermal resource potential at Newberry.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Organic fiber is no longer the only ticket into the certification system behind GOTS.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 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 23 Sep. 2026.

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