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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passing (into)
penetrating
Verb
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Whereas Joseph Mitchell’s pristine artistry and Janet Malcolm’s penetrating eye seemed otherworldly, the elements of what made a McKelway story work were legible to me, albeit polished to their highest form.—
David Grann,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025 -
Dramiga died from blunt force and penetrating trauma to the head.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Passing (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passing%20%28into%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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