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Recent Examples on the Web By the end, this perspective makes the album feel a bit hermetic, lacking the depth and taut structure of her best work. Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024 Though the specific references can seem hermetic — this is still private prayer, even if turned outward — the vision is clear enough. Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024 In the hermetic world Nehorai reveals, there are ritual commandments and sacred texts—and leaders who believe themselves morally secure by performing the former and ethically wise by studying the latter. Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024 Along the way, Rozman’s celebrity has transcended the often hermetic world of chess. Reid Forgrave, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for hermetic 

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“Hermetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hermetic. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.

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