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
The New York Yankees are dealing with a stinky spring training situation after a sewage leak penetrated their clubhouse and outer hallway, and created pools of fetid water around George Steinbrenner Stadium.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2026
New groups have sprouted, and protests have penetrated formerly docile suburbs.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Bane similarly penetrated the paint and scored a team-high 14 points before the break, ending with 20-plus points for the 26th time in a Magic uniform.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
The only light was that which dimly penetrated an opaque skylight overhead.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Eliza and the doctors had no idea whether the knife that had penetrated his eye had damaged his brain.
—Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Moreover, Appian and its peers have penetrated only about 10% of what could be a $90 billion market.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Within months, his name became synonymous with the corruption and criminality that Washington said had penetrated the Venezuelan state.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
No researcher had penetrated these depths or mapped the ice sheet’s underlying terrain in such vivid, thrilling detail.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Jan. 2026
Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2026
New groups have sprouted, and protests have penetrated formerly docile suburbs.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Bane similarly penetrated the paint and scored a team-high 14 points before the break, ending with 20-plus points for the 26th time in a Magic uniform.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
The only light was that which dimly penetrated an opaque skylight overhead.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Eliza and the doctors had no idea whether the knife that had penetrated his eye had damaged his brain.
—Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Moreover, Appian and its peers have penetrated only about 10% of what could be a $90 billion market.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Within months, his name became synonymous with the corruption and criminality that Washington said had penetrated the Venezuelan state.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
No researcher had penetrated these depths or mapped the ice sheet’s underlying terrain in such vivid, thrilling detail.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penetrated
Verb
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Robinson has not yet entered a plea.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Lightning entered on a 22-game winning streak, focused on defense and led by a senior point guard worthy of a duel against the Knights’ star point guard.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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They were pinched, prodded, cut, shocked, pierced with needles, struck with canes, and burned with acid.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Each entrance is strikingly different — bold geometric statements, ranging from a cube of bright blue fishnet to a grid of hot pink stucco pierced at various angles by huge gray cylinders.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Investigators are trying to determine whether patients' private information was accessed, Woodward said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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Look for a pack that has pockets on the outside that allow items to be tossed in at the last second and accessed easily mid-flight.—
Julie Rousseau,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Penetrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penetrated. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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