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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
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.
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James Wood, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025
On Ohio Players, the often hermetic duo brought in collaborators like Beck, Dan the Automator, and Noel Gallagher to add some new flavors to their signature high-definition garage-rock.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
But this has never happened with Fox, because, despite his hermetic reputation preceding him, the legend is backed by its weight in musical gold.
—Nate Rogers, Vulture, 22 May 2025
But even in their most hermetic iterations, these stories carry with them the weight of an incredibly tumultuous quarter-century.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2025
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James Wood, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025
On Ohio Players, the often hermetic duo brought in collaborators like Beck, Dan the Automator, and Noel Gallagher to add some new flavors to their signature high-definition garage-rock.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
But this has never happened with Fox, because, despite his hermetic reputation preceding him, the legend is backed by its weight in musical gold.
—Nate Rogers, Vulture, 22 May 2025
But even in their most hermetic iterations, these stories carry with them the weight of an incredibly tumultuous quarter-century.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hermetic
Adjective
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Deadly wildfires, immigration raids, and an esoteric yet expensive battle about redrawing congressional districts are among the topics that dominated headlines in the state last year.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The debate may seem esoteric, given the party brand issues Democrats have contended with and the fact that the 2028 election is still years away.—
Hunter Woodall,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Its simplicity was profound, and clearly the result of hours of labor and design.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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When censorship finally began to ease in the 1990s, Korean filmmakers emerged with a profound understanding of cinematic storytelling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Hermetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hermetic. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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