unseal
verb (used with object)
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed.
unsealing
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present participleof unseal.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In his order unsealing the note on Wednesday, Judge Karas concluded that the note "is subject to the presumption of public access".
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Fulton County officials filed a lawsuit demanding their return and District Judge JP Boulee, a Trump nominee, ordered the unsealing on Tuesday of the search warrant affidavit used to justify the seizure.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Federal judges in New York and Florida have already started authorizing the unsealing of grand jury transcripts and exhibits under the new statute, including in Maxwell’s 2021 case.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
Similar unsealing requests, citing the new law, are pending before the two federal judges in New York who presided over the Epstein and Maxwell cases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
She had taught him all her lore in herbals and healing, and all she knew of the crafts of finding, binding, mending, unsealing and revealing.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
