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Recent Examples of breathable
Cotton is also very breathable.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Perfect for long flights, city strolls, or casual dinners, the moisture-wicking fabric is stretchy, breathable, and even offers UPF 40+ sun protection.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Made up of a cozy microfiber fabric shell with polyester filling, the bedspread is ultra breathable for all-season use, skin friendly, and whisper quiet for a less disruptive night’s sleep.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
The collection includes 100 percent cotton flannel and breathable poplin styles to mix and match, in an assortment of 15-plus classic and seasonal colorways.
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Perfect for long flights, city strolls, or casual dinners, the moisture-wicking fabric is stretchy, breathable, and even offers UPF 40+ sun protection.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Made up of a cozy microfiber fabric shell with polyester filling, the bedspread is ultra breathable for all-season use, skin friendly, and whisper quiet for a less disruptive night’s sleep.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
The collection includes 100 percent cotton flannel and breathable poplin styles to mix and match, in an assortment of 15-plus classic and seasonal colorways.
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathable
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Eggshells in this group tend to be relatively porous for dinosaur eggs, and that feature could offer clues about this ancient ecosystem during the Cretaceous period (145 million to 66 million years ago), when Earth was already starting to cool down.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The majority of these fossils are believed to belong to the species Placoolithus tumiaolingensis, a type of dinosaur known for having highly porous eggshells.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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It is focused on doing away with concrete and replacing it with permeable pavers so water seeps in, rather than running out.—
Leyla Shokoohe,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Sep. 2025
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Work to replace the gravel parking lot at the entrance to the Ron Ory Community Gardens Plots with permeable pavers begins this week, a Naperville Park District news release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Breathable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathable. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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