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View definitions for sealing

sealing

verb as in make airtight

verb as in ensure, finalize

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When summer comes, adult beetles attack and larva feed in the cambium layer, girdling the trees and sealing their doom.

Nobody pays anybody much mind, the atmosphere is one of sealing the deal over tea.

Or in fact the sealing of it, since John couldn't sign his own name.

In the week between the sealing of the deal and the swap itself, he says he hardly slept.

The cooks insist haute cuisine plays a crucial role in warming ties and sealing international deals.

“A hopeful family yours, Mr. Trotter,” said Perker, sealing a letter which he had just finished writing.

Where paper is used for wrapping the specimens, they are best secured by fastening the envelope with sealing-wax.

That renunciation was therefore a nullity; and no swearing, no signing, no sealing, could turn that nullity into a reality.

One part of marine glue, and two of best red sealing-wax, form a beautiful cement for glass baths.

The burner is especially adapted to continuous work, such as sealing packages, etc.

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On this page you'll find 54 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sealing, such as: plug, shut, secure, isolate, stop, and enclose.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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