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
Work to replace the gravel parking lot at the entrance to the Ron Ory Community Gardens Plots with permeable pavers begins this week, a Naperville Park District news release said.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
A couple of these include moisture-lock technology and oxygen-permeable materials.
—Malana Vantyler, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In most cases, using 'breathable' nail polishes, which are water-permeable, is fine.
—Vanese Maddix, Refinery29, 19 Aug. 2025
The cells in your body are permeable to water, so if the water-salt balance of the surrounding fluid — blood, lymph or cerebrospinal fluid, for example — is outside its healthy range, cells can swell or shrink, shrivel or potentially burst.
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
A couple of these include moisture-lock technology and oxygen-permeable materials.
—Malana Vantyler, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In most cases, using 'breathable' nail polishes, which are water-permeable, is fine.
—Vanese Maddix, Refinery29, 19 Aug. 2025
The cells in your body are permeable to water, so if the water-salt balance of the surrounding fluid — blood, lymph or cerebrospinal fluid, for example — is outside its healthy range, cells can swell or shrink, shrivel or potentially burst.
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeable
Adjective
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Bouncing back seven years after the barely penetrable Sunset, the Hungarian director’s new film takes its time to kick in but is a uniquely personal coming-of-age drama.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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Mescal’s performance is carefully pitched in its quiet devastation, but Lionel, hidden behind his thick glasses and polite manner, is never quite penetrable.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Typically, these formations have porous rock layers overlaid by impermeable rock that blocks upward movement.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Karst formations, a porous rock, stick out as jagged protrusions in between lush forest and provide plenty of places for small creatures to hide.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Permeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeable. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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