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airless

[air-lis] / ˈɛər lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
without fresh air
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ADJECTIVE
still
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Psychologically, they counter the angst triggered by cramped, airless, maze-like commuter warrens.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Vulture's critic Roxana Hadadi said "so much of this early phase of Euphoria's return feels completely airless".

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

If this vapid, airless, mindless time-waster had subversive designs of being a satire about the first lady of the United States, there’s not much it would have changed.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 2, 2026

The losses accumulate and can be a decisive factor for a planet evolving into a habitable world or an airless rock.

From Science Daily Apr. 12, 2024

Later, she read his online posts on Nigerian Village, all of them sour-toned and strident, under the moniker “Igbo Massachusetts Accountant,” and it surprised her how profusely he wrote, how actively he pursued airless arguments.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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