sealed
Britishverb
adjective
Explanation
Anything that's sealed is securely — maybe even permanently — closed or unavailable. An ancient sealed tomb may be safe from curious explorers or grave robbers. A sealed bottle of medicine is tightly shut, not even allowing air inside. A sealed document might be physically closed, like a sealed envelope that's pasted shut, or just unavailable for anyone without special permission to look at. When a promise or vow is sealed, it's officially established or decided: "Their sealed promise meant that neither of them could ever mention the secret club."
Example Sentences
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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has sealed borders with fences, walls and land mines to prevent citizens from escaping to South Korea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Researchers have found that it also helps epithelial cells, which form continuous sealed layers throughout the body, engulf nearby dead cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel Monday to Iceland to continue pressing US interests in the Arctic, two weeks after Washington sealed a security pact on Greenland.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Arellano: If anyone needed any proof I’m the least hip of the LAT columnistas, my Fred Allen joke sealed the deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Gently, he cut a generous lock of hair and sealed it in a plain white envelope.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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