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Once complete, the building's steel dome, pictured here with sunlight shining through its scaffolding, will be sealed off against the local desert weather, and become the largest optical telescope in the world.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
The images aren’t only stripped of superfluities; they’re hermetically sealed off from anything that could impinge from offscreen, from the world at large.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
But Bose took a new approach with their Ultra Open Earbuds, which feature a flex arm that wraps around the outside of the ear like a cuff, putting the driver in an ideal position for clear, direct sound without sealing off your surroundings.
—Ashley Mateo, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
President-elect Donald J. Trump is likely to justify his plans to seal off the border with Mexico by citing a public health emergency from immigrants bringing disease into the United States.
—Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1931, in the meaning defined above
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“Seal off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seal%20off. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
seal off
verb
: to close tightly
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