sealed

Definition of sealednext
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
  • These cool-weather root vegetables can be planted in April in zones 3-10 and harvested 50 to 70 days after planting, before temperatures get too hot.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The ice at these locations could be harvested to supply drinking water, oxygen, and rocket fuel for a lunar outpost.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • As with other popular techniques like a wacky rig or Texas rig, the Alabama rig can be fished at almost any time of year and produce plenty of bites.
    Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Eriksson Ek immediately fished the milestone puck out of the back of the net.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Jokic secured his eligibility for the accolade by playing his 65th game on the last night of the regular season, narrowly meeting the NBA’s quota to appear on awards ballots.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
  • His wife and two children, not even two years removed from North Korea, were now without the husband and father who secured their escape.
    Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Newly opened Fowlescombe Farm, a 450-acre estate in south Devon, England, where Tamworth piglets and Manx Loaghtan sheep roam free and wildflowers are encouraged to be picked, lures guests with the promise of slow living.
    Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
  • If the stem is still attached or the scar looks jagged and raised, the fruit was likely picked too early and may not be as sweet.
    Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The extra fabric can be tied into a bow, as Garner and Streep did with their shirts, left loose, and even fastened into a knot for sophisticated flair.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
  • His website describes how his early designs used ribbons, plastic wrap and fabric scraps fastened with knots and tape.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • While neighboring communities banned dispensaries, officials in San Jose embraced them and reaped the tax benefits, to the tune of $13 million in the last fiscal year.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Of course, the lawyers had reaped the bulk of the financial rewards.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • As Asymmetric began to struggle in 2025, McCann latched onto a crypto fad known as digital asset treasury companies, popularized by Michael Saylor’s Strategy, formerly Microstrategy.
    Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • When the first season started airing on HBO in 2019, fans instantly latched onto the glam — which was decidedly bright and sparkly despite how dark the show was.
    Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • And then the head of the studio saw the dailies and shut it down.
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Balta then took over in the circle during the second and shut Lincoln-Way West out in five of her six innings.
    Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026

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“Sealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sealed. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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