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also hermetical
as in esoteric
difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand
wrote hermetic poetry whose sole intended readership was himself
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Recent Examples of hermetic
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.
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Stella Kim, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
The hermetic hydrovolcanic cell (HHC) consists of an internal electricity generation unit made from carbon black and tissue paper.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2024
Once a place where friends and family entered through perpetually open doors, the space becomes hermetic and airless when curtains are drawn to hide the men who have come to disrupt this idyllic refuge.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Gradually, Twigs shows her hermetic side: the monkishness of the night-life circuit girl.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
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Stella Kim, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
The hermetic hydrovolcanic cell (HHC) consists of an internal electricity generation unit made from carbon black and tissue paper.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2024
Once a place where friends and family entered through perpetually open doors, the space becomes hermetic and airless when curtains are drawn to hide the men who have come to disrupt this idyllic refuge.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Gradually, Twigs shows her hermetic side: the monkishness of the night-life circuit girl.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hermetic
esoteric
Adjective
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Yes, the tales of game-making can veer into the obscure and esoteric.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Baseball is a game with a history of strange and esoteric firsts, and Misner’s homer was the first time a player’s inaugural big league homer was an opening day walk-off.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Hermetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hermetic. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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