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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.
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 15 July 2024
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
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
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 15 July 2024
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penetrant
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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When the Cowboy Carter tour kicks off tonight, the audience, some of whom are already lined up outside the stadium, will be the first to hear selections from the extensive album track list live.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2025
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His extensive pitch repertoire and his stuff haven’t been an issue.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Erasing traditional industry hierarchies represents the most profound difference between the British and Swiss approach.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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But there’s also a remarkable elasticity to Bennett’s prose: the narrator’s thoughts stretch from the very inconsequential to the most profound.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Penetrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penetrant. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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