as in porous
capable of being passed into or through unfortunately, our netting proved to be a rather penetrable barrier that allowed in our cabin a steady stream of mosquitoes

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Recent Examples of penetrable Twenty-seven months into the COVID-19 pandemic, our defenses against the coronavirus seem at once stronger and more penetrable than ever. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 In the students’ presence, the tunnel of my concentration grew longer and less penetrable. Time, 6 Jan. 2023 And then there are steel ceilings, ones that are not penetrable, no matter what skills, education or work ethic a person brings. Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2022 But the Taliban have proven how penetrable Kabul is to them in the past week, by assassinating government spokesmen, a local official and even prison prosecutors. Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Aug. 2021 See All Example Sentences for penetrable
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Adjective
  • Mouth taping typically involves placing a piece of skin-safe surgical or porous tape across your lips to encourage nasal breathing and prevent mouth breathing.
    Alisa Hrustic, Health, 26 May 2025
  • Just past the three-day fest’s headliners (the newly roots-y Post Malone, country stalwarts Brooks & Dunn and Wallen himself) are an array of acts which suggest that, at a moment when country music’s bigger than it’s been in decades, its once strict boundaries are more porous than ever.
    Meaghan Garvey, Billboard, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • That proves crucial to the flow of a linear but highly permeable film that moves forward through time like water through a fishing net, catching whatever real or invented memories are big enough to get stuck in the mesh.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
  • Park district lands grant for garden lot permeable pavers Naperville Park District will use a $785,308 grant to install a permeable paver parking lot at the Ron Ory Community Garden Plots.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Shoppers praise them for being absorbent and an environmentally friendly alternative to paper napkins.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • Commerce director Rachel Fletcher says the brand’s set is both soft and absorbent—with a drying time of just about five minutes.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025

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“Penetrable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penetrable. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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