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Recent Examples of watertight
Des Cars wrote that parts of the museum are no longer watertight, posing a risk to the art’s safety.
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Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025
The Woods Hole underwater acoustic system includes off-the-shelf components in a watertight Pelican case.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
Elsewhere, all the seasickness and disorientation — down to the sound of the bullets and the code names of Omaha Beach sectors — were factually watertight.
—Tomris Laffly, EW.com, 6 July 2024
This is literally making sure the car is watertight and noise proof because sealing also stops noise getting in.
—WIRED, 15 June 2023
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Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025
The Woods Hole underwater acoustic system includes off-the-shelf components in a watertight Pelican case.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
Elsewhere, all the seasickness and disorientation — down to the sound of the bullets and the code names of Omaha Beach sectors — were factually watertight.
—Tomris Laffly, EW.com, 6 July 2024
This is literally making sure the car is watertight and noise proof because sealing also stops noise getting in.
—WIRED, 15 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watertight
Adjective
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If De La Cruz is better to his left because Hayes is on his right, the infield should be relatively airtight with second baseman Matt McLain and Spencer Steer, who has quickly become an exceptional defensive first baseman.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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The plastic containers are airtight to keep your food fresh, and each dispenser has adjustable portion-control settings so there’s no overpouring.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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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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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.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Sorel noted that all three styles feature Gore-Tex waterproof fabric and Vibram traction outsoles.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Save space with these waterproof Chelsea boots that can double as rain gear, their non-slip rubber sole offering a super strong grip.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Watertight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watertight. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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