as in penetrable
capable of being passed into or through the new road has a pervious surface that will cut down on the amount of water that collects on it during heavy rains

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Recent Examples of pervious Gold has skyrocketed nearly 25% during Trump’s new term, absolutely crushing the pervious record of 13.5% during former President Jimmy Carter’s start to his term in 1977. David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025 The Athletic put Smith’s pervious deal at $12M per year, which makes the new contract a 66% pay increase. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025 About 15% of homes sold above list price, virtually unchanged from 16% in both the pervious month and the year-earlier period. Diana Olick, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025 There is growing data that the younger generation expects to be mobile and unsettled longer than pervious generations. Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 The pervious administration had a series of feckless responses. ABC News, 16 Mar. 2025 The Athletic put Smith’s pervious deal at $12M per year, which makes the new contract a 66% pay increase. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025 About 15% of homes sold above list price, virtually unchanged from 16% in both the pervious month and the year-earlier period. Diana Olick, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025 There is growing data that the younger generation expects to be mobile and unsettled longer than pervious generations. Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pervious
Adjective
  • Mescal’s performance is carefully pitched in its quiet devastation, but Lionel, hidden behind his thick glasses and polite manner, is never quite penetrable.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 May 2025
  • Strong actors also can’t prop up a script built out of barely penetrable mumbo jumbo.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
  • Updates include removing existing paths and replacing them with permeable pathways while introducing sun shading and a rain cover via a new pergola.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Hua adds that even when herbicides and insecticides aren’t designed to harm amphibians, the additives in these products—like surfactants—can still be dangerous since frogs and toads can absorb these substances through their sensitive, permeable skin.
    Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • The roughness of the steel wool will scratch the tile and not only will you be left with unsightly marks that more than likely cannot be removed, the tile will now be porous.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2025
  • West Ham were porous defensively before Potter’s arrival in January.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 18 June 2025

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“Pervious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervious. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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