as in penetrating
to spread throughout
with tie-dyeing, the dye does not interpenetrate the entire fabric
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Coppola asks a few penetrating questions.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Furthermore, the low abundance of water vapor in the coma of 3I/ATLAS could indicate that there is something within the comet that is inhibiting heat from penetrating the icy core of the comet.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The repetitions of Emery answers and responding with Bizot every time, Martinez’s deputy, were signs of his annoyance and symptomatic of how the uncertainty that had enveloped Villa’s summer was now permeating onto the pitch.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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As any Anderson fan will tell you, the plucky strings and flutes permeating those early films are essential to their aesthetic identities.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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