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Recent Examples of water-repellent
Bred to retrieve shot waterfowl, golden retrievers have dense, water-repellent coats and a natural affinity for swimming and playing in the water.
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
It’s also outfitted with a water-repellent coating and has fade-resisting properties.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
The kitchen units, divided into different modules and interspersed with the house’s windows, are covered with water-repellent MDF in an olive green.
—María Noval-Quílez, Architectural Digest, 30 Mar. 2025
The pants are also water-repellent, which helped on misty morning hikes in the mountains, and have built-in UPF 50+ that protected me from the sun when exposed in the savannah in the late afternoons.
—Susan Brickell, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
It’s also outfitted with a water-repellent coating and has fade-resisting properties.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
The kitchen units, divided into different modules and interspersed with the house’s windows, are covered with water-repellent MDF in an olive green.
—María Noval-Quílez, Architectural Digest, 30 Mar. 2025
The pants are also water-repellent, which helped on misty morning hikes in the mountains, and have built-in UPF 50+ that protected me from the sun when exposed in the savannah in the late afternoons.
—Susan Brickell, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for water-repellent
Adjective
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The bench also comes with a water-resistant rectangular cushion for the top, which converts it into comfortable extra seating for guests to enjoy.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Morii Outdoor Morii packages eight fire-starting blocks into a reusable water-resistant tin.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Subjected to an almost watertight international arms embargo, Iran was forced to rely mostly on self-sufficiency, religious zeal, and patriotism.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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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
Adjective
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If a storage bag is waterproof, it will be noted in the product description section on the website.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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These are easy to slip on, completely waterproof, and have excellent traction.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Water-repellent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water-repellent. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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