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as in watertight
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Recent Examples of airtight
Natural corks, while not entirely airtight, typically allow only a minimal amount of oxygen to enter over time.
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Roger Dooley,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
The neighbor’s sign, while biting, underscored an emerging reality in Arizona’s sizable Latter-day Saints community — that while church members are overwhelmingly Republican, there is some erosion in their traditionally airtight support for Republicans.
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Faith E. Pinho,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Oct. 2024
These passed our leak test, but our avocado browned quite a bit overnight, suggesting that these containers aren’t entirely airtight.
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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.
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Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
15 May 2024
See All Example Sentences for airtight
Roger Dooley,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
The neighbor’s sign, while biting, underscored an emerging reality in Arizona’s sizable Latter-day Saints community — that while church members are overwhelmingly Republican, there is some erosion in their traditionally airtight support for Republicans.
—
Faith E. Pinho,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Oct. 2024
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
See All Example Sentences for airtight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airtight
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For now, access appears limited to the steadily expanding group of organizations granted access to Claude Mythos Preview through Anthropic’s — not entirely watertight — private Project Glasswing initiative.
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Tunnels are also not truly watertight, requiring drainage measures like sump pumps and creating maintenance and reliability issues, the group advised.
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Later grants were used to install bulletproof glass around a playground near the street, as well as bulletproof glass in other classroom windows.
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It is equipped with bulletproof glass, security grilles and space for armored vehicles.
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The opening moments of this penultimate episode evoke enough genuine idealism and hope to feel like a rare breath of fresh air, holding the hermetic nastiness of the series in sharp relief.
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The idea was first proposed by Cicero and lived on through the hermetic tradition.
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As Taylor Swift appeared on the screen at Nissan Stadium during Alan Jackson's farewell concert in Nashville, the singer-songwriter was met with boos and cheers during her special video message.
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This year, there was a special emphasis on the transgender community, which has become a frequent political target of late.
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This version also comes with a straw cap, which, when closed, is leakproof and shatter-resistant.
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For example, ads for Knix’s leakproof underwear were spotted inside New York City subway cars this spring, and often on Hulu.
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Stowers is similarly sized to Sadiq (6-4 and 239 at the Combine) and put up high-grade athletic testing marks.
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Together, these techniques provided a high-definition roadmap for how waste plastic can successfully evolve into high-grade fuel for various industries.
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More memory, denser racks, faster deployment The new server promises 50 percent more memory per socket and more GPU memory compared to the previous generation.
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For ultimate comfort, the loveseat and chairs also include dense foam cushions wrapped in smooth polyester.
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Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change.
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Television executives say those viewers have always been watching at bars, restaurants and other locations, so now the ratings are a more accurate reflection of the real audience size.
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“Airtight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airtight. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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