as in penetrable
capable of being passed into or through
a permeable fabric that allows your body heat to escape will be much more comfortable in the summertime
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Recent Examples of permeable
The plastic wrap is permeable enough for air to get in.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
That’s because, beginning with the next Orion vehicle, the space agency will use a more permeable heat shield that should improve its performance.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2026
The Orion spacecraft used for those missions will feature a more permeable layer of outer material.
—Tom Costello, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
The cell does this with a membrane permeable enough to let nutrients in but solid enough to hold the cell together, plus molecular controls to modulate that permeability as needed.
—Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
That’s because, beginning with the next Orion vehicle, the space agency will use a more permeable heat shield that should improve its performance.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2026
The Orion spacecraft used for those missions will feature a more permeable layer of outer material.
—Tom Costello, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
The cell does this with a membrane permeable enough to let nutrients in but solid enough to hold the cell together, plus molecular controls to modulate that permeability as needed.
—Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for permeable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeable
Adjective
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The wall between the two has long been viewed as performative and penetrable.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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By breaking actives down into smaller molecules, the fermentation process makes the ingredient more bioavailable and penetrable.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Nationally, the crisis has often felt insurmountable, frequently exacerbated by porous borders and passive, hands-off approaches to addiction in many states.—
John Koufos,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2026
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What Rocky understood early on was how porous culture was becoming.—
Jeff Ihaza,
VIBE.com,
2 June 2026
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“Permeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeable. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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