unseal

verb

un·​seal ˌən-ˈsēl How to pronounce unseal (audio)
unsealed; unsealing; unseals

transitive verb

: to break or remove the seal of : open

Examples of unseal in a Sentence

The court unsealed the documents in the Douglas trial today.
Recent Examples on the Web They were unsealed on September 4th, on the eve of the sixty-day deadline. David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 Smith's team filed a motion urging Chutkan to find Trump is not immune from prosecution, which was unsealed on Oct. 2. Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024 In August of 2020, the feds unsealed an indictment against Brian Kolfage, Steve Bannon, and others. Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2024 At the time, a probable cause affidavit was unsealed claiming a bullet found near the children's bodies was linked to a gun belonging to the suspect. Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unseal 

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Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unseal was in the 12th century

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“Unseal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseal. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

unseal

verb
un·​seal ˌən-ˈsē(ə)l How to pronounce unseal (audio)
ˈən-
: to break or remove the seal of
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