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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passing (into)
penetrating
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Lew also told jurors that Pata suffered a penetrating gunshot wound to the head and that the bullet remained lodged in his body.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Now, new details about the incident have emerged, revealing that the situation was even more serious than initially reported, with some cracks penetrating the spacecraft’s window.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Passing (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passing%20%28into%29. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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