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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

As a result, scientists generally expect these distant objects to be airless.

From Science Daily May 5, 2026

"It's not just Hawkins that feels cut off from the world. It's Stranger Things itself, a show now sealed in an airless, impenetrable bubble of stagnant characters and snarled lore."

From BBC Nov. 27, 2025

It’s one sort of problem to litter the narrative with flat characters and airless performances; the cast must be suffocating from how little life they breathe into their roles.

From Salon May 24, 2025

I turned and with my last bit of strength I ran out of the room and down the airless hallway and out their front door.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos




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