Teflon
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
Example Sentences
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The judgment marks a rare legal defeat for Musk, often dubbed "Teflon Elon" for his ability to emerge unscathed from lawsuits he is expected to lose.
From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026
Even just speaking up could dent his vaunted Teflon shield.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2026
June 23, 2015: This is the final day to buy DuPont stock in order to receive shares in Chemours, a spinoff that will take over the manufacturing of Teflon and other chemicals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
This grinding causes the materials to react at room temperature, breaking the carbon-fluorine bonds within Teflon and producing harmless carbon along with sodium fluoride, a stable salt widely used in fluoride toothpaste.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2025
They move fast and efficiently through dense mobs, as if they have a Teflon coat, very rarely bumping into one another.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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