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
  • The small village is world-renowned for its excellent oysters, a delicacy that has been harvested here since Roman times.
    Tia Lovisa Moreira, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
  • According to the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, cannabis flower harvested in the 1990s averaged around 5% THC; by 2022, the state’s average flower potency had climbed to roughly 21%, with some strains tested as high as 35%.
    Peter Su, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Jolly replaced him and, within two months, secured Moreno’s approval to hire the architect of a World Series championship team to figure out what was not right in the organization, and to fix it.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • At the time, Taylor was in the process of re-recording her first six albums after not being given the chance to buy back her masters, but has since secured complete ownership of her discography.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • While Stan and Bud fished the shore, Ed and I sat in a canoe casting into the tail of the current.
    Marc Terziev, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
  • Because the pond has been very fished.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • The solarium also has front and back sliding doors for improved circulation, fastened with magnetic door locks.
    Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
    Darleene Powells, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • The Seattle Mariners were one of the teams that most people picked to win the World Series, or at least make a deep run into the playoffs.
    David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Mengel, who has directed such drama series as My Different Ways and Supplex, and his creative collaborators will bring The Guest to the Czech spa town as the first Danish film picked for Karlovy Vary’s Crystal Globe Competition since 2015.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Cecelia Kale was climbing a tree in her front yard in Tigerton on June 23 when a bat latched onto her leg, according to her family.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The video showed that during the second time, the dog latched onto Evans’ left forearm and violently thrashed as Evans cried out in pain.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • So many of those parcels had been seized, stolen, or abandoned, or else were ticking away into the high season, cash millions worth of cannabis sown and soon to be reaped.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
  • Year after year, his former (although now very distant) billionaires club has reaped a growing number of members — from tech titans to celebrities.
    Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • While our eyes were nearly shut watching this next stunt, Cruise insisted his be wide open.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Just pop a clove inside, shut it, and twist until it’s minced to your liking.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 July 2026

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“Sealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sealed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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