unsealed

[ uhn-seeld ]

/ ʌnˈsild /

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adjective

not sealed; not stamped or marked with a seal: unsealed cargo.

not shut or closed with or as if with a seal: an unsealed letter; an unsealed crate.

not verified, certain, or confirmed: His fate was still unsealed.

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Origin of unsealed

1350–1400; Middle English unseled;see un-¹, seal¹, -ed²

Words nearby unsealed

unscreened, unscrew, unscripted, unscrupulous, unseal, unsealed, unseam, unsearchable, unseasonable, unseasonal, unseasoned

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How to use unsealed in a sentence

Scherer cautioned me against that, saying that it might disrupt the delicate balance of a Hot Pocket, and that the new ingredients may seep out of the unsealed hole.
Why you should—or shouldn’t—DIY discontinued Hot Pockets|Purbita Saha|August 14, 2021|Popular-Science
George’s police reveal systemic problems, unsealed report asserts Federal judge orders freeze on police promotions system in Prince George’s after lawsuit alleges bias
Settling police lawsuit forces ‘meaningful and lasting change,’ Pr. George’s executive says|Katie Mettler|July 22, 2021|Washington Post
We in the movement felt incredibly validated by the New York Times piece that published on Tuesday because those unsealed court documents proved that she had been fighting the whole time and that she was being silenced.
#FreeBritney Activists Were Dismissed for Years. The Star's Explosive Testimony Changed Everything|Megan McCluskey|June 25, 2021|Time
George’s police reveal systemic problems, unsealed report asserts Once jailed, these women now hold courts accountable — with help from students, retirees and Fiona Apple
Federal judge orders freeze on police promotions system in Prince George’s after lawsuit alleges bias|Katie Mettler|April 22, 2021|Washington Post

The unsealed records were first reported by the Daily Beast.
Wisconsin pharmacist who destroyed more than 500 vaccine doses believes Earth is flat, FBI says|Andrea Salcedo|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
When the transcripts were unsealed in court, it became apparent that the affair with secretary was just one of many liaisons.
Jersey’s True-Life Tony Soprano: Meet the DeCavalcante Crime Family|Michael Daly|June 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The allegations unsealed in the federal indictment are eye-popping.
Can Maryland Clean Up Out-of-Control Baltimore Jail Corruption?|David Freedlander|April 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
By 2003, two former Pentagon officials had unsealed an indictment against Taylor.
Liberian Nostalgia for War Criminal Charles Taylor|Finlay Young|April 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
L.A. County has just unsealed over 1,000 pages of grand jury transcripts from the indictment in the Grim Sleep serial-killer case.
What's in the Grim Sleeper's Grand Jury Transcripts|Christine Pelisek|May 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But according to an indictment unsealed on Monday, the horror story may finally be over.
Inside the Child Prostitution Sting|Christine Pelisek|November 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The letter remained an entire week upon the table without being unsealed.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
I mounted the only unsealed Gnomon and shouted down into its cavernous depths.
Pharaoh's Broker|Ellsworth Douglass
It is written in social form and placed in an unsealed envelope addressed to the person to whom the introduction is made.
How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters)|Mary Owens Crowther
And after waiting a while he unsealed his vessel again, and seeing dry land enough he got out.
Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights|J. William Lloyd
The cellophane came unsealed with surprising ease: so did the revenue stamp.
The Mercenaries|Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for unsealed

unsealed

/ (ʌnˈsiːld) /

adjective

not sealed

Australian and NZ (of a road) surfaced with road metal not bound by bitumen or other sealant

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