sealed

past tense of seal

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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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Verb
  • Spring onions, onions that have been harvested before the bulb has had a chance to swell, are a bit more fragile than adult onion varieties.
    Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
  • These benefits are derived from a number of oils harvested from Amazonian trees, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and allantoin.
    Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Ma has also secured sponsorships for his World Cup appearance from some of the biggest Chinese brands, including technology firm Lenovo and electronics giant Hisense.
    Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
  • Ahead of the game, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged fans to celebrate responsibly if the Knicks secured the franchise's first NBA title in more than five decades.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Use worms fished right on the bottom to entice the subtle-striking bottom-feeders.
    Chad Mason, Outdoor Life, 3 June 2026
  • Because the pond has been very fished.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
    Darleene Powells, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
  • Seashell earrings feel like a natural evolution for the kind of girls who, like me, grew up with a shell necklace securely fastened around their neck each summer.
    Lidia Maseres, Glamour, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • But the bullpen picked him up with five scoreless innings until Bradgley Rodriguez buckled in the 10th inning and Matsui did the same in the 11th.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
  • Investments continued to pour in, and the development boom that had taken hold in the ’90s picked right back up again.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Trend-following hedge funds generated their best-ever annual performance that year, with the SG CTA Index advancing more than 20%, as managers also successfully latched onto the sustained fall in equities and bonds.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 5 June 2026
  • Owners should manage their dogs during delivery times by keeping their pets in a separate room before opening the front door and ensuring the door is latched before stepping outside, according to the release.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Software engineers have largely reaped the benefits of AI agents, but workers in other roles have been slower to adopt the technology.
    Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
  • The steel company was awarded General Motors’ (GM) Supplier of the Year for 2025 earlier in the month, and has reaped the benefits of elevated steel prices from the spring.
    Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • The war displaced most of the Palestinian population of more than 2 million, left large parts of the territory in rubble and created widespread shortages of food, medicine and other basic supplies asGaza’s border crossings — all but one controlled by Israel — were shut.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
  • Judenis shut Stonington down in order and Chase Boudreau started the bottom half of the ninth with a single to right.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026

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“Sealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sealed. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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