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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
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.
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Even when her character takes a more urgent role in this hermetic story, the excellent Garner doesn’t have much to play outside a parade of slow-roll nonverbal shots of Charlotte peering this way and that, taking charge of a rapidly dissolving situation but never really getting her due.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Even when her character takes a more urgent role in this hermetic story, the excellent Garner doesn’t have much to play outside a parade of slow-roll nonverbal shots of Charlotte peering this way and that, taking charge of a rapidly dissolving situation but never really getting her due.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hermetic
esoteric
Adjective
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After Congress reversed course on accountability in 2015, results for everyone got worse, even as progressive jurisdictions started adopting increasingly esoteric equity strategies.—
Matthew Yglesias,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2025
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Of course, Yamagata is a long way to go just to peep some jellyfish, so combine a visit with the misty temples of nearby Dewa Sanzan, three mountains sacred to the ascetics of the esoteric Shugendo religion.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2025
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“Hermetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hermetic. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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