seal off

verb

sealed off; sealing off; seals off

transitive verb

: to close tightly

Examples of seal off in a Sentence

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State leaders are calling for a mix of punitive and community-based strategies to combat the fatal drug amid a White House push to seal off the Southern border. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025 Down in Altadena, the National Guard sealed off our neighborhood. Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025 That directive could seal off the gap used by smugglers now at the Pajarita Wilderness, one of the remaining unfenced portions of Arizona’s border with Mexico. Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 3 Feb. 2025 Museum galleries and library archives were sealed off from smoke by state-of-the-art air handling systems. Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for seal off 

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of seal off was in 1931

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“Seal off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seal%20off. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

seal off

verb
: to close tightly
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