hermetically
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of hermetically
Example Sentences
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The shelters feature a main door that seals hermetically and a decontamination chamber where people can shower if they have been in a contaminated environment.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
How can you convince an audience with their phones hermetically sealed to their hands to put away their devices and care about this sprawling, capital-M movie playing in front of them?
From Salon • May 24, 2025
Yet, selected proteins can pass because the barrier is not hermetically sealed.
From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2024
These Martian souvenirs safely rest inside hermetically sealed cylinders, either stored on board or dropped in strategic locations.
From Scientific American • Oct. 30, 2023
“Sounds like it’s either that, or put him into a hermetically sealed box for the next four or five years—I’m joking, I’m joking!”
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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