SEALED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

sealed

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past tense of seal

as in harvested

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Recent Examples of sealed State police noticed the trailer wasn't sealed and Singh indicated the seal was inside the cab. — Christina Hall, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025

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Dating back millennia, Alaska Native communities have stewarded and sustainably harvested wild salmon runs, building smokehouses and summer fish camps (many of which are still in use).

— Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Under the Soil Association’s rules, products carrying its seal of approval are 100% natural, and at least 70% of their non-water ingredients are organically grown and harvested.

— Brianna Peters, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

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Netanyahu’s bloc secured 53 seats, while the opposition bloc, led by former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, won 48 seats and the Arab parties the remaining 19 seats.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
As a police officer, Torres himself is covered by the police union agreement, which provides officers with substantially larger raises over three years than the increases secured by firefighters.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

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Once fished to the brink of extinction globally, sand tiger sharks, that iconic aquarium shark with a jaw of protruding, jagged teeth that only a mother could love, have been increasing in the Boston Harbor over the last decade.

— Asia London Palomba, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2026
The interview was filmed in Montana, where Newsom’s in-laws own a ranch, as Newsom and Tapper fly-fished together.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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With the absence of any major AI company and relatively expensive valuations, investors have picked markets such as South Korea and Taiwan over India, experts said.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Warrants obtained by the AJC allege two of the suspects picked a date for the attack, obtained a floor plan of the school, pledged to provide weapons and made a list of items to get, including body armor, video cameras and combat boots.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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The bit showed what the fiercely energetic and charismatic Murray could do, and, almost literally from that moment on, SNL viewers latched onto Murray’s signature mix of smirking silliness and performing courage.

— Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2026
His father, Jeff Cebula, said his son was looking at fish in a creek when a beaver latched onto his chest.

— Ashley Paul, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

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That complex network has been known to break down, with students and their families reporting long commutes, early and late pick-ups and drop-offs, no-shows, and inflexible hours that shut bus riders out of after-school and summer programs.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
That includes requiring developers to monitor unsafe model behavior during evaluations, having a way to shut models down and expanding what incidents are reported.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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