sealed

Definition of sealednext
past tense of seal

Example Sentences

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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
Verb
  • Montage International launched its private collection of Montage Estate wine in December, featuring three varietals harvested at Montage Healdsburg in partnership with Aperture Cellars.
    Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Federal officials say Americans can expect to see even more muscular immigration enforcement in the coming months, with over 10,000 new ICE agents hitting the streets, armed with personal data harvested by private contractors.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The island’s lure dates back centuries, to the earliest days of the Chitimacha tribe, who fished in its Gulf waters.
    Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Schreiber stopped in front of the large, dirty door that was held together with metal strips, fished in his pockets for a key, and turned it twice in the lock.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • That win secured him a spot on Team USA, placing him on the Olympic development pathway through USA Boxing.
    Nina Burns, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Objects that are outdoors should be secured and caution should be taken if driving.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Lecholop acknowledged that the key feature of the process is removing a board elected by the community and replacing it with one hand-picked by Morath.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
  • In a surprising turn of events, Grande picked an audience member to perform opposite with, instead of her usual scene partner Erivo as Elphaba.
    Haley Kluge, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Samson noted that throughout fashion history, only garments for women have been designed with rear closures, with the possible exception amid the utopian Saint-Simonian sect in 19th-century France, when men wore waistcoats that fastened from behind, requiring assistance.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • There, a group of KPMG staffers followed and sometimes interjected their own thoughts on the building, while workers fastened the last screws on light bulbs and organized plants strewn around the office.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The lone exceptions have been health care – an industry growing as a result of an aging population – and leisure and hospitality, which has reaped some of the spoils from an increasingly bifurcated economy.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Schools reaped more than half the total collections in recent years.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, consumers are putting their own spin on the trend by accessorizing their jeans with Labubus latched onto belt loops.
    Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
  • TikTok users quickly latched onto the mashup’s bizarre dichotomy and used the accompanying sound, which now soundtracks over 726,000 creates, to showcase everything from Halloween costumes to seemingly oppositional vibes.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bowie has eyes shut behind pink shadow and corpse-like marble skin on the cover of Aladdin Sane, from 1973.
    Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Although the closing date has yet to be determined, Nuccio’s in all likelihood will shut its gates sometime in April or May.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026

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“Sealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sealed. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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