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as in watertight
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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.
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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.
—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
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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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airtight
Adjective
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Flooding concerns were also addressed, with the company explaining that its tunnels are designed to be watertight.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Sep. 2025
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The deal is not yet watertight and needs to be implemented by individual members.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Uh, and the officer was behind bulletproof glass and [00:40:00] there was a swat vehicle parked out front.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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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
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But if the hotel has made the town enticing to a new kind of visitor—say, one who appreciates the convenience of its helipad—the property has none of the hermetic insularity of a traditional resort.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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The filmmaker instead evokes his earlier work—namely Dogtooth and The Killing of a Sacred Deer—combining the mannered, hermetic bleakness of those tales with the befuddled existentialism of a Samuel Beckett play.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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Black walnuts have an extremely hard shell that requires special tools or a heavy hammer to crack.—
Randy Moll,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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To help compensate for the closure, the lower-level fine dining restaurant, George’s at the Cove, will offer lunch and dinner service when it’s not closed for special events, and its Level2 dining room and bar will remain open during the construction work.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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To stay hydrated on your travels, score a leakproof CamelBak Thrive Mug for just $28.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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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
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Wawa also features other made-to-order breakfast and lunch items, drinks and snacks, as well as touchscreen self-checkout stands, a coffee bar and high-grade fuel options.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Oct. 2025
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Accurate Energetic Systems, established in 1980, specializes in the creation of high-grade explosives for demolition, according to its website.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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The chestnut—nutrient dense, hardy, quietly elegant—is a symbol with global resonance.—
Todd Plummer,
Vogue,
11 Nov. 2025
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If accurate even only in part, such a dramatic escalation would cast doubt on the reliability of the election results and put the military at the center of the blame for the outcome.—
Peter D. Feaver,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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The median offers a more accurate view of what's happening in a market than the average sales price, which would mean taking the sum of all sales prices then dividing by the number of homes sold.—
USA TODAY Network,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
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“Airtight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airtight. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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