unseal

verb

un·​seal ˌən-ˈsēl How to pronounce unseal (audio)
unsealed; unsealing; unseals

transitive verb

: to break or remove the seal of : open

Examples of unseal in a Sentence

The court unsealed the documents in the Douglas trial today.
Recent Examples on the Web The indictment was unsealed Friday after the longtime police officer was arrested. Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024 Court records show the charges were filed in March but unsealed Wednesday. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2024 The intact bottles were transported to Mount Vernon’s archaeology lab, where they were unsealed and emptied. Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024 Documents will be unsealed in L.A. city attorney and DWP corruption case, judge rules. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024 That's according to an indictment unsealed yesterday. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024 The Serna family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in 2020. (Eduardo Contreras/The San Diego Union-Tribune) A hearing on the matter of unsealing the records was scheduled for Friday even before the news organizations sought to intervene in the case. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024 Silver customers grumbled about the shipping of the coins, saying the cases were unsealed, letting the coins fall out and, in some cases, get scratched. Chris Morris, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024 Watchdog Union-Tribune, CBS 8 seek to intervene in Serna case in effort to unseal jail-death records, exhibits April 3, 2024 The Union-Tribune and CBS 8 sought to intervene in the case earlier this week on the grounds that the material should be included in the public record. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unseal was in the 12th century

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“Unseal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseal. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.

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unseal

verb
un·​seal ˌən-ˈsē(ə)l How to pronounce unseal (audio)
ˈən-
: to break or remove the seal of
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