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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, 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
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
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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The skull distortion was so extensive that physical reconstruction wasn’t possible.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Treatments are extensive and popular with visitors and locals alike, so be sure to book ahead.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The film is an unflinching, lyrical, and ultimately moving study of an artist’s mind, offering profound insights into the intersections of mental health, creativity, loneliness, and human resilience.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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Over time, this produces a quiet but profound transformation.—
Sarah Al Asmar,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Penetrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penetrant. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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