as in penetrable
capable of being passed into or through
a cleaner that should not be used on porous surfaces
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Recent Examples of porous
Queen City Boundaries between urban and rural America were always porous.
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Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
Nationally, the crisis has often felt insurmountable, frequently exacerbated by porous borders and passive, hands-off approaches to addiction in many states.
—John Koufos, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
What Rocky understood early on was how porous culture was becoming.
—Jeff Ihaza, VIBE.com, 2 June 2026
Germs often survive longer on smooth, nonporous materials like plastic, stainless steel, and glass than on porous surfaces, Ali says.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 1 June 2026
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Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
Nationally, the crisis has often felt insurmountable, frequently exacerbated by porous borders and passive, hands-off approaches to addiction in many states.
—John Koufos, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
What Rocky understood early on was how porous culture was becoming.
—Jeff Ihaza, VIBE.com, 2 June 2026
Germs often survive longer on smooth, nonporous materials like plastic, stainless steel, and glass than on porous surfaces, Ali says.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for porous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for porous
Adjective
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The wall between the two has long been viewed as performative and penetrable.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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By breaking actives down into smaller molecules, the fermentation process makes the ingredient more bioavailable and penetrable.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Then, after about three days, the blood vessels that had become more permeable immediately after surgery to bring healing fluids to the face tighten back up again.—
Michele Promaulayko,
Allure,
17 June 2026
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Their results suggest that several factors worked together to sustain the underground environment, including highly permeable fractured rocks, lingering heat from the impact itself and the region's natural geothermal energy.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
10 June 2026
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“Porous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porous. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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