unseal
Americanverb (used with object)
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to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed.
to unseal a letter; to unseal a tomb.
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to free from constraint, as a person's thought, speech, or behavior.
Their friendship unsealed her vivacity.
verb
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to remove or break the seal of
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to reveal or free (something concealed or closed as if sealed)
to unseal one's lips
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As part of his ruling, Boasberg also granted the central bank’s request to unseal the proceedings related to the Fed’s effort to quash the subpoenas targeting its chair.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Media organizations successfully petitioned the court to unseal the documents.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026
It also seeks to unseal the FBI's affidavit used to obtain the warrant from a federal magistrate judge.
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
US District Judge Rodney Smith granted the government's expedited motion to unseal the typically secret grand jury transcripts and modify a protective order that previously barred the release of the materials.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
But for the rest, I unseal a test-strip kit.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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