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Recent Examples of airless
The findings reveal a dark, airless world that may resemble Mercury.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 4 May 2026
And just like Rue’s transformation into an AR-15 salesperson, so much of this early phase of Euphoria’s return feels completely airless.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Your rightness would earn you a compressed, airless, spiky situation, like the one your parents had.
—Addie Citchens, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
Whereas Mercury, a practically airless world, achieves temperatures that rise up to 427 °C (800 °F) in full Sun while its night side can plummet to as low as -180 °C (-290 °F), Venus consistently remains between 440–480 °C (820–900 °F).
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
Carrasquel recommends using an airless paint sprayer as the fastest way to cover very large areas.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 29 Dec. 2025
Is anyone else getting a little tired of airless prestige horror?
—Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Within this narrow range, the singers created an airless intimacy where adjacent tones clanged sharply against one another.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 21 Dec. 2025
The team designed a soft, airless wheel that features elastic steel strips in a woven, crossed-helical pattern.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 4 May 2026
And just like Rue’s transformation into an AR-15 salesperson, so much of this early phase of Euphoria’s return feels completely airless.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Your rightness would earn you a compressed, airless, spiky situation, like the one your parents had.
—Addie Citchens, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
Whereas Mercury, a practically airless world, achieves temperatures that rise up to 427 °C (800 °F) in full Sun while its night side can plummet to as low as -180 °C (-290 °F), Venus consistently remains between 440–480 °C (820–900 °F).
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
Carrasquel recommends using an airless paint sprayer as the fastest way to cover very large areas.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 29 Dec. 2025
Is anyone else getting a little tired of airless prestige horror?
—Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Within this narrow range, the singers created an airless intimacy where adjacent tones clanged sharply against one another.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 21 Dec. 2025
The team designed a soft, airless wheel that features elastic steel strips in a woven, crossed-helical pattern.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airless
Adjective
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The cells were frequently cramped, dark, unventilated, and damp.—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
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In 1985, an explosion in the basement of a Ross department store—caused by an unventilated buildup of methane gas underneath the store—razed several city blocks and injured twenty-three people.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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This matchup features two ascendant young stars in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama (who finished first and third in MVP voting, respectively), exciting young talent, a legitimate regional rivalry and two suffocating defenses.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
18 May 2026
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While any great defense needs the proper personnel to be effective, Jenkins effectively leveraged the Grizzlies’ personnel to create one of the NBA’s most suffocating defenses.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This means the majority of people with seasonal allergies will experience strong symptoms including sneezing, runny or stuffy nose, watery eyes and a postnasal drip.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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Heidi Caillier—the AD100 talent behind Kendall Jenner’s mountain home—is known for her ability to devise magical design moments that feel nostalgic and layered without seeming too stuffy or obvious.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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There’s also much breathless appreciation of the fact that everything in the movie (like Summertime and Kwai) was real, giving the films an immersive quality that’s seldom equaled in the digital age.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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Contrary to months of breathless headlines, the president’s base never deserted him and continues to punish those who defy him.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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“Airless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airless. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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