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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Verb

Last year, Van Dina secured a permit and harvested a female adult bear in Collier County.

— Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
This could be born from insights harvested from statistical modeling.

— Eno Sarris, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of harvested

Verb

The Scoop Senators had secured a narrow antitrust exemption for AI companies in annual must-pass defense policy legislation earlier this year before negotiations over the measure were delayed, according to people familiar with the matter.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Tampa Bay secured a postseason berth last week, the first team in the majors to do so.

— CBS News, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of secured

Verb

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
Ngy worked construction and fished in his free time, eventually burning out after too many layoffs and inconsistent work following the housing crash of 2008.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of fished

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Ten giant, vintage-looking buttons, each representing a nonprofit in attendance, were seemingly fastened to the top of the stage.

— Megan Sauer, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
In addition to the thong sandal straps on the vamp, the shoes also feature a slim slingback strap that wraps around the heel and is fastened by a small tonal buckle.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of fastened

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With Balde out of favour and summer re-signing Joao Cancelo not yet fully up to speed, Flick has picked Espart at left-back for each of Barca’s opening five matches in La Liga.

— Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Otosaka said the study stopped with 2023 data, but she's looked at measurements since and found the accelerating trend has picked back up.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of picked

Verb

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
And a lot of people latched onto her as this avatar of this particular viewpoint of keeping women's sports exclusively for cisgender women.

— Sam Fragoso, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of latched

Verb

All three are allegedly part of Ghost Town, a notorious gang from West Oakland that made headlines last year for a brazen high-end robbery spree that reaped hundreds of thousands of dollars and left victims traumatized, according to court records.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
The company reaped about $900 million with its initial public offering.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of reaped

Verb

Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline, a highly strategic network that transports crude oil from the kingdom’s eastern coast to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea, following the damage caused by a drone attack.

— Anniek Bao,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Picture three competing CEOs, worried that their product might kill people, hopping on a conference call to discuss shutting it all down for a while.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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