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Recent Examples of sealing
Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
With cleaning, simple repairs, thoughtful sealing, and a few charming touches, your driveway can feel new again and become a highlight of your home.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
The maintenance includes crack sealing, slurry sealing and localized repairs.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
When App State guard Eren Banks' 3-pointer with 2 seconds left clanged off the iron, Drone, one of the smallest players on the court, perfectly timed his jump to earn the game-sealing rebound.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
These allow accurate replication of insertion depth, sealing, low-frequency response, and ANC performance [10][12].
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
Mummification experts at Saqqara drew on a continental network that supplied oils, tars and resins, combining these materials with specialized techniques of antisepsis, embalming, wrapping and coffin sealing.
—R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
Weather-sealing makes these cameras great for outdoor night work, despite the lack of astro-centric features.
—James Abbott, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
New Noise Isolation Earbud Tips further improve passive sealing, too.
—New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
Jamal Murray had 28 points and two game-sealing free throws for Denver (39-24).
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
With cleaning, simple repairs, thoughtful sealing, and a few charming touches, your driveway can feel new again and become a highlight of your home.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
The maintenance includes crack sealing, slurry sealing and localized repairs.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
When App State guard Eren Banks' 3-pointer with 2 seconds left clanged off the iron, Drone, one of the smallest players on the court, perfectly timed his jump to earn the game-sealing rebound.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
These allow accurate replication of insertion depth, sealing, low-frequency response, and ANC performance [10][12].
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
Mummification experts at Saqqara drew on a continental network that supplied oils, tars and resins, combining these materials with specialized techniques of antisepsis, embalming, wrapping and coffin sealing.
—R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
Weather-sealing makes these cameras great for outdoor night work, despite the lack of astro-centric features.
—James Abbott, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
New Noise Isolation Earbud Tips further improve passive sealing, too.
—New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sealing
Noun
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People wait to enter the Boulder Theater on the closing night of the 2013 Boulder International Film Festival.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The demolition marks the closing of a chapter and a new beginning, Rodríguez said.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Immigrants in the 1920s discovered the abalone and started harvesting them.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
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Or take a day trip to a palenque outside the city to meet mezcaleros (master distillers) and learn about the process, from harvesting the agave to distillation.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This anti-theft bag converts from tote to crossbody to backpack and is packed with smart security features, including RFID-blocking pockets, locking zippers, and a chair-lock loop.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The colorful, flavorful wrappers are as fun as the fillings (which range from cilantro or kimchi pork to butternut squash and shrimp to tofu, mushroom and kale), and the variety of dipping sauces (classic, ginger smash, gochujang and old godmother spicy peanut) make every bite an adventure.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
19 Mar. 2026
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Generously pipe filling into hollow of each egg white half (save any leftover filling in the fridge for another use).—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Hell, the movie even opens with several of the men fishing together off a lakeside dock — could any activity be more emblematic of straight, middle-class, American dadness?—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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Authorities on Monday recovered the body of a Central Valley man who did not return home after going fishing near the eastern edge of Alameda County.—
Annie Vainshtein,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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While creating Hathaway’s sleek half-up, half-down do, Pita formed a short braid (only about an inch long) with a small section of hair near each temple before securing it with an elastic and pulling both to the back of her head.—
Mykenna Maniece,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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Everett’s duties included supervising the equestrian facilities, snack bar operations, facility maintenance and various administrative requirements, such as assisting the association in securing water rights and the HOA Board of Directors election.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Petzold’s fixation with replacement gave way to an interest in repair.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Tit-for-tat attacks on oil and gas sites across the Middle East in recent days have all but foreclosed that glide path, since repairs could stretch on for months and diminish fuel supply in the meantime, industry analysts told ABC News.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Winds will lull overnight, Sunday into Monday, before picking back up again on Monday morning.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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But like Cornbread, his father hails from Mississippi and grew up picking cotton.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Sealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sealing. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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