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an official mark that is stamped on paper or on a small piece of wax to show that something (such as a document) is genuine and has been officially approved
The paperwork must have a notary's seal.
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Recent Examples of seals
William Harwood, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
The virus is considered to be a low risk to humans, but officials said people should avoid approaching the seals and keep pets away from the animals.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
About 1,350 seals were on the beach when the outbreak began.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Use a bathroom disinfectant to clean the porcelain, and pay attention to the seams at the back of the seat as well as the seals around the bottom of the toilet.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
Harbor seals are typically found along North Atlantic coasts from Canada and Greenland through New York, though some occasionally wander as far south as Florida, according to the New England Aquarium's website.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
From there, beach goers can go swimming, biking, and even spot seals and sea lions from its shores.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
To address the most recent issues found in the TSMU, NASA said technicians recently replaced seals around two of the propellant lines in that area.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
As the structures go up, penguins and seals wander by to observe the team’s progress.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
The replacement seals worked normally during a second fueling test last week, and no problems were found.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
The virus is considered to be a low risk to humans, but officials said people should avoid approaching the seals and keep pets away from the animals.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
About 1,350 seals were on the beach when the outbreak began.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Use a bathroom disinfectant to clean the porcelain, and pay attention to the seams at the back of the seat as well as the seals around the bottom of the toilet.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
Harbor seals are typically found along North Atlantic coasts from Canada and Greenland through New York, though some occasionally wander as far south as Florida, according to the New England Aquarium's website.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
From there, beach goers can go swimming, biking, and even spot seals and sea lions from its shores.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
To address the most recent issues found in the TSMU, NASA said technicians recently replaced seals around two of the propellant lines in that area.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
As the structures go up, penguins and seals wander by to observe the team’s progress.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seals
Noun
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Additionally, such developments are also seeking to reframe hydrogen not as a long-term research pathway, but as a deployable capability suited to sustained operations where endurance, reduced signatures, and simplified energy supply chains are increasingly critical.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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Day’s movement is ever closer to a campaign designed to dash the GOP’s chances and amplify his anti-technocratic beliefs, coming after amassing nearly two dozen volunteers to collect the signatures required to qualify for the ballot.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Fire up the replay and start the clock as soon as the goalie fishes the puck out of the net.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The contract scrutiny has been blamed for numerous delays across government, such as delays in providing emergency response during a disaster, clearance to repair faulty plumbing in a weather service office or authorizations for wildlife biologists to conduct field work.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Matt Faustman is the co-founder and CEO of Honey Health, a company that develops AI tools designed to automate tasks for providers — including managing fax inboxes, processing prior authorizations and retrieving patient records.—
Windsor Johnston,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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My brain latches onto the process of production so well.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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The robotic submarine latches onto the hull of friendly ships or submarines, conserving energy while traveling hundreds or thousands of miles to distant mission areas.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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To address this, Ivo uses a multi-step pipeline that chains together more than 400 model calls for each contract review.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Tokyo Central is owned by Japanese company Pan Pacific Retail Management, which also runs the grocery chains Gelson’s and Don Quijote.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
3 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The first layer, called the Level-1 Trigger, or L1T, harvests 100,000 events per second, and the second layer, called the High-Level Trigger, or HLT, plucks 1,000 of those events to save for later analysis.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Feb. 2026
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Passive atmospheric water generator MIT engineers invented a revolutionary passive device that harvests clean drinking water from desert air without electricity.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Sam eventually secures a gig babysitting his therapist’s (Hirsch) three granddaughters, which in turn thrusts him into the rarefied (if a bit closed) world of their parents, including Alessandro Nivola as their would-be rockstar dad David and Peet as their former movie star mom Dianne.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
19 Feb. 2026
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Jackson also secures the release of 48 Cuban and Cuban American prisoners in Cuba and brings them back to the United States — most of the Americans released had been jailed on drug-trafficking charges.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The state prosecutors said the Justice Department should review the merger under the Clayton Act, an antitrust law that bars mergers that may substantially lessen competition or create a monopoly.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Feb. 2026
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Many of the names appeared to be of Tajik origin, even though, as the outlet noted, Tajik law bars its citizens from fighting in foreign wars.—
Sophie Spiegelberger,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Seals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seals. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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