SEALED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

sealed

verb

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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Given how easily they are raised and harvested with fewer resources than are needed for more traditional livestock, insects present an effective way to combat climate change.

— Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
To the chef, mango can behave like several different ingredients depending on when it’s harvested and how it’s treated.

— Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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Nvidia has secured what could be a $500 billion memory supply agreement with SK Hynix, potentially alleviating a concern as the memory market faces a global shortage.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 July 2026
The Death Riders slid in a Shillelagh, and David Finlay secured the weapon to use it on Juice Robinson for the win.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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Frank Mnich, a mudlark from Sussex, was standing at the top of a flight of steps down to the river, looking like someone who was there to fix the drains, in cargo pants, rain boots, and kneepads, with pouches fastened around his waist for his finds.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
How To Train Rose Canes The canes of climbing roses must be fastened to their support system to direct growth.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2026

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Smith was on the 11-member search committee that picked the finalist candidates and weeded Epstein out of the list of top 20 candidates.

— Austin Horn July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
The six states picked to be first together tell the story of who the Democratic party is, said Debbie Dingell, a congresswoman from Michigan, urging members to not read too much into who was given the first slot.

— Maham Javaid, NPR, 24 July 2026

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In 2019 and again in 2020, the company launched a pair of spacecraft that latched onto faltering communication satellites and steered them, providing extra years of life.

— Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 22 July 2026
The latest report paints a picture of a manufacturing industry that is still latched to legacy systems, with an eagerness to dabble in AI, but with second thoughts about fully committing to it.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 16 July 2026

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Long-term value will be reaped by whomever controls the environments where AI operates rather than the models themselves.

— Francis Sideco, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
These new tools have proven capable of meeting age-old problems with innovative solutions, and the results are benefits that can be reaped across the board.

— William Jones, USA Today, 20 July 2026

Definition of reaped

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During pandemic-era lockdowns, when everything from gyms and night clubs to pubs were shut, running exploded in popularity, with Gen Z pushing the surge.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Catcher Will Smith’s timeline to return from a neck injury remains unclear, after the Dodgers temporarily shut him down from baseball activities, beginning around the All-Star break.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

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