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Recent Examples of watertight
Subjected to an almost watertight international arms embargo, Iran was forced to rely mostly on self-sufficiency, religious zeal, and patriotism.
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Des Cars wrote that parts of the museum are no longer watertight, posing a risk to the art’s safety.
—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
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Des Cars wrote that parts of the museum are no longer watertight, posing a risk to the art’s safety.
—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
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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
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But if the hotel has made the town enticing to a new kind of visitor—say, one who appreciates the convenience of its helipad—the property has none of the hermetic insularity of a traditional resort.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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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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This stainless steel version from Bakpoco is leakproof, with a transparent, food-grade silicone lid that is BPA-, lead-, and plastic-free, and easy to clean, too.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2026
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Beyond the stainless steel interior, the tumbler features a side handle for easy carrying and a leakproof lid with both a sip opening and a straw opening (with a reusable straw) to chug on the go.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2026
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In another bathroom, the firm designed a bulbous vanity covered in parchment leather with a waterproof high-gloss finish.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Regardless of your choice, your best bet is to stash your filter in a waterproof or plastic bag and keep it close to your body—in a down jacket pocket, or wrapped in your sleeping bag—and sleep with it at night.—
Kaelyn Lynch,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Watertight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watertight. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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