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as in watertight
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as in bulletproof
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Recent Examples of airtight
Their defense is hardly airtight, but the schedule — the full schedule, not just the conference lineup — is largely devoid of teams capable of slowing the Cowboys’ attack.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
The band was absolutely airtight, with drummer Daru Jones, bassist Dominic John Davis and keyboardist Quincy McCrary matching White’s on-stage improvisation to a tee.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 Jan. 2023
Transfer to an airtight container and set aside immediately.
—Nereya Otieno, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2023
Each comes with an airtight lid and features a secure grip for easy pouring, whisking, or mixing.
—Lindsay Tigar, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2023
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
The band was absolutely airtight, with drummer Daru Jones, bassist Dominic John Davis and keyboardist Quincy McCrary matching White’s on-stage improvisation to a tee.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 Jan. 2023
Transfer to an airtight container and set aside immediately.
—Nereya Otieno, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2023
Each comes with an airtight lid and features a secure grip for easy pouring, whisking, or mixing.
—Lindsay Tigar, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airtight
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The Woods Hole underwater acoustic system includes off-the-shelf components in a watertight Pelican case.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
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The presence of a watertight strategic rationale for projects, such as arming NATO allies against the Soviet Union, helped to quell those concerns, at least temporarily.Ashlyn Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2016
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His trial was the first to have anonymous jurors who were enclosed by bulletproof glass during the proceedings, a measure taken due to Edmond III’s seemingly murderous reputation.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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In some key voting places, officials have requested the presence of sheriff deputies in addition to bulletproof glass and panic buttons that connect poll managers to a local 911 dispatcher.Steve Peoples, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Its latest new venture is a foray into the last frontier of the Cold War — even as tensions between South Korea and its hermetic neighbor to the north have risen in recent years.Stella Kim, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
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Regardless of how hermetic writing might seem, one thing that writers are dealing with a lot more in the current entertainment climate is the ability to assimilate a lot of different voices from a lot of different camps.Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
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Kate Middleton is recording her own special Christmas message.Simon Perry, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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Bill Murray memorably sang it in his 2015 Netflix special A Very Murray Christmas.Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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Individuals with high-grade spondylolisthesis, or those who experience severe pain that impacts walking, standing or movement that has not improved with nonsurgical treatments, may receive a spinal fusion.Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Spondylolisthesis can be considered a low-grade or high-grade condition depending on how much the bone slips out of place, and those with a high-grade slip are more likely to experience significant pain, nerve injury and even require surgery to relieve their symptoms.Ty Roush, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The result is a powerful and poignant allegory, dense in metaphorical imagery, about the state and its people.Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Palm, banana, olive, and yucca trees create a dense canopy that contrasts with the Boston ferns and fiddle-leaf figs around the pool.Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2024
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Their hope is to eventually make the model as accurate as an X-ray, which would drastically simplify screening efforts, though Raval says this will require much more data.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2024
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Her polling has been among the most accurate over time; a FiveThirtyEight analysis of historical polling data ranked it as 2.8 out of 3 stars.Elahe Izadi, arkansasonline.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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When Pertinax abandoned a career as a teacher and joined the army, frontier wars had hollowed out the ranks, allowing his exceptional talent to catch his superiors’ attention.Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made by History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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Also, share your vision with your team so your customer experiences exceptional service — not just from a few, but from all.Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Airtight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airtight. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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