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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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But the good news is that cans provide a hermetic seal.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Apr. 2024
Move to any metropolitan area and the only steady co-ed fitness options tend to be gym classes, hermetic adult obstacle courses in dilapidating indoor malls, and recreational sports leagues ranging from soccer to … dodgeball.
—Lisa Kwon, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
Eventually, the attractions of ancient hermetic wisdom reeled in the greatest rationalist of them all: Sir Isaac Newton.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
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
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Apr. 2024
Move to any metropolitan area and the only steady co-ed fitness options tend to be gym classes, hermetic adult obstacle courses in dilapidating indoor malls, and recreational sports leagues ranging from soccer to … dodgeball.
—Lisa Kwon, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
Eventually, the attractions of ancient hermetic wisdom reeled in the greatest rationalist of them all: Sir Isaac Newton.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
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
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 22 Jan. 2025.
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