as in entered
to go or come in or into
a needle penetrated the heavy canvas only with great effort
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Recent Examples of penetrated
Later on, water may have penetrated through cracks in the rock, depositing minerals to create the calcium sulfate veins and leopard spots.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Hamas had brutally penetrated our southern border, embarking on the slaughter of civilians.
—Ron Scherf, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Framed as cranks more than reasonable critics, the #FSGOut contingent have penetrated rather than defined the conversation around Liverpool since FSG took control in late 2010.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
My bullet had penetrated the neck between the jugular and the bone, missing the spine by a fraction.
—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Scientists say these have contaminated the soil, filled our oceans, disrupted food chains and penetrated most people’s organs and bones.
—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Students described being held down and having teammates rub their genitals on their faces, being groped in locker rooms, and in some cases penetrated with a broomstick.
—Hannah Dreyfus, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2025
For example, the most precise work is in a left lateral incisor, where the artisan’s cavity only penetrated the tooth’s enamel.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
The team acquired 23 grams of the 50 total from the piece that penetrated the house.
—New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Hamas had brutally penetrated our southern border, embarking on the slaughter of civilians.
—Ron Scherf, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Framed as cranks more than reasonable critics, the #FSGOut contingent have penetrated rather than defined the conversation around Liverpool since FSG took control in late 2010.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
My bullet had penetrated the neck between the jugular and the bone, missing the spine by a fraction.
—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Scientists say these have contaminated the soil, filled our oceans, disrupted food chains and penetrated most people’s organs and bones.
—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Students described being held down and having teammates rub their genitals on their faces, being groped in locker rooms, and in some cases penetrated with a broomstick.
—Hannah Dreyfus, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2025
For example, the most precise work is in a left lateral incisor, where the artisan’s cavity only penetrated the tooth’s enamel.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
The team acquired 23 grams of the 50 total from the piece that penetrated the house.
—New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penetrated
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On Tuesday, it was reported that Indian troops had joined a military drill with Russian and Belarusian forces near Minsk, days after Russian drones entered Polish and Romanian airspace.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Every Wild sweater worn by Wild players this season will display a patch with the number 25 on it to honor of quarter century since Minnesota re-entered the NHL as an expansion team in 2000.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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Polish officials said Russian drones pierced their airspace 19 times from late Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The morning sun barely pierced the haze over Maitighar Mandala, yet the atmosphere was electric.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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This comprehensive program features more than 70 microlearning modules that can be accessed through the RockED mobile app.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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When sensitive assets are stored in unmanaged systems or accessed by AI agents without oversight, the risks compound quickly.—
Asaf Kochan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Penetrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penetrated. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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