PENETRANT Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

penetrant

adjective

Definition of penetrant

as in penetrating

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Recent Examples of penetrant If there are larger, more penetrant rust stains, begin at step one with an overnight soak or consider using method 2. — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025 Through working with master jewelers to realize her penetrant vision, Lipton has created something that embodies much more than a fine jewelry collection. — Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021 In some cases these risk alleles are very penetrant, in that a particular state predicts with high likelihood a disease phenotype. — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2013

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One spring day in Paris many years ago, my wife, Diana, a most penetrating photographer, capable of seeing like no one else, decided, as an experiment, to walk across the city blindfolded.

— Hisham Matar, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Since the war began in Gaza, more than six months ago, the Israeli magazine +972 has published some of the most penetrating reporting on the Israel Defense Forces’ conduct.

— Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024

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Much of the season finds Lestat wrestling with profound guilt, including over the death of their daughter, Claudia (played with harrowing grace by Delainey Hayles).

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
By elevating awareness of forensic pathology and offering structured, hands-on exposure, medical schools can help students see the profound impact this field has on communities.

— Gregory McDonald, STAT, 13 July 2026

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