sealed

verb

past tense of seal
1
as in harvested

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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
Verb
  • Irish oak is rarely used to age whiskey because there’s just not a whole lot of it, and there are legal restrictions on how much can be harvested.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers say oil-rich macauba palm seeds can be harvested to make a cleaner and renewable source of aviation fuel, Bloomberg energy correspondent Peter Millard reports.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of harvested
Verb
  • Barboza, who hadn't secured a win since October 2023 and had taken significant damage in recent bouts, laid his gloves down in the octagon.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Glasner was also interested in Diomande at Crystal Palace, and has now secured his services to complete his back-three formation at the City Ground.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of secured
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  • That’s a 40% discount on a rod that, by the retailer’s own assessment, has barely been fished.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of fished
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  • The screaming engine bounced under a rusty white hood that appeared to be fastened in place by a bungee cord.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 July 2026
  • The memorial has a bronze marker fastened to the marble wall.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of fastened
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  • In the mid 1970s, most Americans picked beef as their meat of choice, followed by pork and then chicken.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Raymond Boyd / Getty Images Sixteen jurors were picked for the trial, which is expected to last about a month.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of picked
Verb
  • Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, perhaps the EU’s leading right-wing immigration restrictionist, latched onto the Ceuta episode.
    — Kelsey Norman, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Residents are encouraged to use bear-resistant containers with lids latched, store garbage in a garage or shed until collection day, and put cans at the curb the morning of pickup rather than the night before.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of latched
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  • As the fungus grows, the benefits of a symbiotic relationship are reaped at the tree’s expense.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • NBCUniversal’s Telemundo and Peacock, which aired the Spanish language broadcast of the games, also reaped strong viewership and ad dollars.
    — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of reaped
Verb
  • The owners threatening to shut the game down next year aren’t looking for an even playing field.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • New lower scores, for example, could shut those companies out of doing business in markets with sustainability requirements based on the Protocol.
    — Mike Feibus, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
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