sealed

verb

past tense of seal
1
as in harvested

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2
as in locked

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sealed
  1. harvested
  2. secured
  3. fished
  4. fastened
  5. picked
  6. latched
  7. reaped
  8. shut
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  • Just as the chef relies on ingredients harvested at their peak from the restaurant's culinary garden and local farms, the wine program evolves throughout the year to complement those changing flavors.
    — Yuri Shima, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • And while there is a myth that honey is only beneficial for asthma and allergies if harvested locally, Dennard said good raw honey is beneficial no matter its locale.
    — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 26 July 2026
Definition of harvested
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  • Reigns secured the victory with three consecutive spears, marking his first singles win over Rollins without any interference.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This time, Velázquez aced the exam – scoring 94 out of 120 in what should have secured him a spot on the Communication and Journalism degree program offered at UNAM’s Aragón School of Higher Studies.
    — Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of secured
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  • Many researchers were convinced that the group must also be unfaithful and fished around to find the relationship in Birman’s approach or Moody’s method.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
  • While Stan and Bud fished the shore, Ed and I sat in a canoe casting into the tail of the current.
    — Marc Terziev, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
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  • The memorial has a bronze marker fastened to the marble wall.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Icelandic poet, novelist and essayist Andri Snær Magnason was tasked with commemorating Ok, his words etched into copper and fastened to rock uncovered by the glacier’s retreating ice.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 July 2026
Definition of fastened
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  • The mercury telluride colloidal quantum dots the Chinese team picked for their device behave differently.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • To help those contemplating a foreign move get started, Forbes has picked 96 attractive retirement locales across 24 different countries on five continents.
    — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of picked
Verb
  • 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
Definition of latched
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  • Beyond official venues, non-host communities like Greenville and Charlotte also reaped benefits through team base camps and watch parties, demonstrating the tournament's widespread economic engine.
    — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 23 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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  • The rebels, meanwhile, saw a golden opportunity to reopen an airspace long shut by Saudi Arabia.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Guests can doff their drawers the moment the door shuts behind them.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
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