as in signature
an official mark that is stamped on paper or on a small piece of wax to show that something (such as a document) is genuine and has been officially approved
The paperwork must have a notary's seal.
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Recent Examples of seal
Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Instead, the islands are populated by penguins, seals, and birds like albatrosses.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2025
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
The court ordered that the affidavit must remain sealed, since the investigation remains active.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The president’s baseline tariff applies to about 185 countries – including uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands, remote external territories of Australia in the sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean that have more penguins and seals than people and no apparent trade activity.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Instead, the islands are populated by penguins, seals, and birds like albatrosses.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
The Knicks didn’t give him a chance to seal the deal on Sunday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
The court ordered that the affidavit must remain sealed, since the investigation remains active.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seal
Noun
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During her years on the show, she became known as a shade queen who liked to twirl (her signature move and catchphrase).—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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The ride itself hits speeds up to 62 mph and feels playful and smooth, though its signature Celestial Spin, inverting one train over the other, may throw some riders for a loop.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Raw beef was stored above raw sushi fish in a freezer, and a bag of sugar was being kept on the kitchen floor.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Investigators with the Brevard County Sheriff's Office determined that the boys were fishing 30 feet from Elkins' property.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Can your current tools adapt in real-time—or are they locked into static rules?—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The value of women’s basketball has already exploded in the intervening months, but the NCAA is locked into a contract that doesn’t reflect the sport’s current status and relevance.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Roughly 985,000 people used the app to make appointments at a port of entry at the border, with those who entered often permitted to seek asylum and given temporary work authorization.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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Finally, the system requires an efficient framework for authorization of all communications and data transfer based on principles of zero trust, in which every action by a user or device is authenticated, authorized and continuously validated.—
Julian Durand,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Finally, remember to harvest beans regularly to keep plants productive.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
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The American Journal of Transplantation study found that China is likely violating the dead donor rule, an ethical norm which requires all organ donors to be dead before their organs are harvested.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Two pit bulls latched onto Avery, tugging her like a rag doll.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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Parents have latched onto the story as a mirror of their own worst fears.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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This would be the first of two certification flights for NSSL missions required by the Space Force.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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But even under the pro-union Biden administration, less than half of all successful union certifications resulted in a collective bargaining agreement.—
Shaun Richman,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Spend a day out on the water with a boat and gear rentals for crabbing or clamming.—
Molly Allen,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2025
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One of my goals for 2024 was to do more fishing, crabbing and clamming.—
Chloe Sorvino,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Seal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seal. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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