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Recent Examples of airless
The findings reveal a dark, airless world that may resemble Mercury.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 4 May 2026
And just like Rue’s transformation into an AR-15 salesperson, so much of this early phase of Euphoria’s return feels completely airless.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Your rightness would earn you a compressed, airless, spiky situation, like the one your parents had.
—Addie Citchens, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
Whereas Mercury, a practically airless world, achieves temperatures that rise up to 427 °C (800 °F) in full Sun while its night side can plummet to as low as -180 °C (-290 °F), Venus consistently remains between 440–480 °C (820–900 °F).
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
Carrasquel recommends using an airless paint sprayer as the fastest way to cover very large areas.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 29 Dec. 2025
Is anyone else getting a little tired of airless prestige horror?
—Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Within this narrow range, the singers created an airless intimacy where adjacent tones clanged sharply against one another.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 21 Dec. 2025
The team designed a soft, airless wheel that features elastic steel strips in a woven, crossed-helical pattern.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 4 May 2026
And just like Rue’s transformation into an AR-15 salesperson, so much of this early phase of Euphoria’s return feels completely airless.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Your rightness would earn you a compressed, airless, spiky situation, like the one your parents had.
—Addie Citchens, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
Whereas Mercury, a practically airless world, achieves temperatures that rise up to 427 °C (800 °F) in full Sun while its night side can plummet to as low as -180 °C (-290 °F), Venus consistently remains between 440–480 °C (820–900 °F).
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
Carrasquel recommends using an airless paint sprayer as the fastest way to cover very large areas.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 29 Dec. 2025
Is anyone else getting a little tired of airless prestige horror?
—Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Within this narrow range, the singers created an airless intimacy where adjacent tones clanged sharply against one another.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 21 Dec. 2025
The team designed a soft, airless wheel that features elastic steel strips in a woven, crossed-helical pattern.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airless
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In 1985, an explosion in the basement of a Ross department store—caused by an unventilated buildup of methane gas underneath the store—razed several city blocks and injured twenty-three people.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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That includes places like the unventilated garage that Murray moved into with his oldest son.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2025
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Georgia will surely be ready and focused on its home floor following two consecutive losses, but Bucky Ball and its suffocating style from a fresh A&M team will be too much for the Bulldogs.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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Justin Edmonds / Getty Images Darnold, Mike Macdonald and a suffocating defense have led the Seahawks to the big stage for the fourth time in franchise history.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The service Service here is friendly and not stuffy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The sound-muffling fabrics, carpets, ceiling tiles, tablecloths and rugs that used to decorate restaurants are deemed too stuffy these days, and even upholstered booths are being replaced by more barebones tables — and lots of them, close together.—
Allyson Reedy,
Denver Post,
13 May 2026
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One breathless Iranian pensioner explained how the essential product is now six times more expensive in Iran than in Turkey, amid a spiraling cost-of-living crisis that shows no sign of easing.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Everyone in town seems to have a breathless story about their own eagle encounters.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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“Airless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airless. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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