sealed

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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sealed
Verb
  • That’s another indication that the breach has been ongoing and new cards become available shortly after they’re harvested.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The electricity harvested from the vehicle skin can run onboard systems, recharge battery banks, and reduce the fuel needed for auxiliary generators.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Adebo could still push Banks, while Phillips has secured the slot job.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • As with the Pattern One, the grip ended in a round top nut, which secured the rat-tail tang to the grip, though the fitting was now done by cutting off the tang to length and cutting in the screw to take the nut.
    David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Owner and chef Stefania Marchesini, who fished professionally herself for 11 years, pays a premium to local fishermen, especially for soft-shell crabs known in the local dialect as moeche.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Some officials argue that would let Iceland keep control of its waters, since no EU country has fished there for decades.
    Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Koko is watching for cops and keeping an eye on the numbers flashing on a small, homemade device fastened to his windshield.
    Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
  • With his snug corset and unsubtle make-up and minuscule shorts to which are fastened fishnet stockings, Curry’s kooky scientist with a penchant for brewing male lovers in his lab is one of pop-culture’s unlikely icons.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Each flower must be picked and carefully dissected to remove three tiny red threads, known as stigmas.
    Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Kreeger and Fernandez Rundle picked through hundreds of dresses, shoes, T-shirts and designer jeans.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • So, both populations of ribosomes latched onto the messenger RNA but used different populations of transfer RNAs to make a protein using the messenger.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In the absence of stronger signals, the model had latched onto it.
    Lauren Livak Gilbert, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The company reaped about $900 million with its initial public offering.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But the programs that have stuck to the Southland have reaped the benefits.
    Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Marineland shut its doors in 2024, kicking off a race to find new homes for its 30 beluga whales and four dolphins before they would be euthanized.
    CYBELE MAYES-OSTERMAN, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • As the company was shutting its doors in 2022, Gelman opened the Six Bells in Cobble Hill, a country-style home goods store with kitchenware, antiques, and products from local small brands.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Sealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sealed. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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