sealed

verb

Definition of sealednext
past tense of seal
1
as in harvested

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2
as in locked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sealed
  1. harvested
  2. secured
  3. fastened
  4. reaped
  5. latched
  6. shut
  7. accumulated
  8. gathered
Verb
  • Resolving inflammation so the body can heal In the new study, researchers used colorectal cancer tissue harvested from 80 patients in the US and compared the tumor with normal colon tissue taken from the same patient.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The balsamic is made from trebbiano and lambrusco grapes that are harvested by hand and then aged in oak barrels.
    Tim Chan, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of harvested
Verb
  • Saudi Arabia secured the right to host the 2034 World Cup on Wednesday following a vote by FIFA’s 211 member federations.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The strap is secured with a Velcro closure, allowing for easy adjustment and a precise fit.
    Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of secured
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  • Instead of a topper, there’s a glowing Cartier logo fastened in the middle.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Her blonde hair, with a heightened crown and parted softly in the middle, roughly textured, was fastened with two bows.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of fastened
Verb
  • Small towns and county sheriffs have reaped benefits from agreements with immigration services, often building or expanding facilities to get contracts.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • No matter what benefits may be reaped from the bioactives in raw milk, Lin said, drinking it is simply too unsafe to recommend.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of reaped
Verb
  • Anti-vax campaigners latched onto the news and claimed his condition was the effect of the Covid vaccine.
    Lucy Ford, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Fans also latched onto a clip of Maher, in Tuesday's finale, jokingly pretending to faint after the show went to commercial break just as the winners were about to be revealed.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of latched
Verb
  • In the book, Lee and Allerton get close to finding the ayahuasca, but that door is quickly shut.
    Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Yellowstone just aired its season 5B finale, which may have shut the barn door on that flagship series (though spinoffs are in the works).
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of shut
Verb
  • Transfer tight end Zach Atkins, 6-5 and 245 pounds, of Division II Northwest Missouri State, has accumulated scholarship offers from Arkansas, Ole Miss, Kentucky, South Carolina, California, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Houston, West Virginia and numerous others.
    Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In his palace and office, in his private home, discovering the wealth that the Assad regime accumulated over decades in power.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of accumulated
Verb
  • As art curators and tastemakers gathered at a grazing station chock full of food from Lev NYC and enjoyed glasses of Moët & Chandon, Martin, the founder of maximalist fashion and lifestyle brand La DoubleJ, was doing the rounds.
    Freya Drohan, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The largest audience, nearly 100,000 people, gathered at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in February 2024.
    William Arruda, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of gathered
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