airtight

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Recent Examples of airtight These passed our leak test, but our avocado browned quite a bit overnight, suggesting that these containers aren’t entirely airtight. Lizzy Briskin, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024 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. 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 But the United States' employment verification scheme is hardly airtight. Edward Alden, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2013 See All Example Sentences for airtight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airtight
Adjective
  • Flooding concerns were also addressed, with the company explaining that its tunnels are designed to be watertight.
    Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The deal is not yet watertight and needs to be implemented by individual members.
    Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • During his campaign in August 2024, Trump spoke behind a bulletproof glass enclosure in Asheboro, N. C., five weeks after an assassination attempt in Butler, Penn.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Trump appears behind bulletproof glass at memorial Garrett Haake Reporting from Glendale, Ariz. Trump was seen waving from behind bulletproof glass in the skybox above the crowd.
    NBC News, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Despite appearances to the contrary—the swirling sentences, the feverish intellection—there is nothing hermetic about Krasznahorkai’s work, both old and new, which squarely faces contemporary European reality and its perils, including the tortured dynamics of settlement, movement, and identity.
    James Wood, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But the sound is less hermetic, more emotionally forward, rooted in the physical now.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • Our hearts are extra full this week 🥰 #DedicationNight featuring our stars’ special guests is TONIGHT - 8/7c on ABC and Disney+.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Overall, Venus in Libra will be a whimsical time to embrace our affections and aspirations for a select group of special people or one individual in particular.
    Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Think space-saving packing cubes, leakproof toiletry bottles, and clever gadgets that help keep every trip running smoothly—starting at just $14.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Shoppers who’ve awarded the containers a perfect rating appreciate that the fridge staples are leakproof and microwave- and dishwasher-safe.
    Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Accurate Energetic Systems, established in 1980, specializes in the creation of high-grade explosives for demolition, according to its website.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
  • More broadly, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Citi all said their private credit books were diversified and high-grade.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Try sprouted seeds lightly roasted with a sprinkle of sea salt for a nutrient-dense, crunchy snack.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Hacking a path through dense jungle with a machete.
    Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Backdrop cofounder and creative director Natalie Ebel said that description sounds pretty accurate.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The original film, which is spoken in Aramaic, Hebrew and Latin to create a more historically accurate and immersive experience, followed the final 12 hours before the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Airtight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airtight. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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