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.
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Hundreds of pages of court documents which named people with ties to Epstein have been unsealed; many of these people were not accused of wrongdoing and were already public. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025 The strike started three days before murder charges were unsealed Thursday against six officers in the Dec. 9 fatal beating of inmate Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility. Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025 Then, on Tuesday, the DOJ unsealed a separate criminal complaint that had also been filed against Sanchez, Morales and Cabello in Florida. Chelsea Bailey and Josh Campbell, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025 After investigators unsealed the packages, prosecutors said two Bibles, with an estimated 23 grams of heroin hidden in the spines of the books, were located. Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unseal

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 5 Mar. 2025.

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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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