penetrant

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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, 15 July 2024 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • The extensive archaeological study covered an area of over three-quarters of a mile.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
  • His work has been so extensive, France’s minister of culture awarded him the prestigious Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres this year.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The potential to help cancer patients is profound.
    Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude had a profound understanding of this.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Penetrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penetrant. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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