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 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.
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Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Babies remain especially vulnerable due to their thin, permeable skin.
—Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The control system, along with permeable pavers and a large underground tank, is expected to keep roughly fifty-five million gallons of stormwater out of the sewers each year.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
This is a prime area for geothermal power plants, because these active tectonic plate boundaries produce the necessary high-temperature heat, water, and permeable rock required to generate electricity.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Babies remain especially vulnerable due to their thin, permeable skin.
—Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The control system, along with permeable pavers and a large underground tank, is expected to keep roughly fifty-five million gallons of stormwater out of the sewers each year.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
This is a prime area for geothermal power plants, because these active tectonic plate boundaries produce the necessary high-temperature heat, water, and permeable rock required to generate electricity.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeable
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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These long tubes—made of perforated or porous plastic or rubber with hose fittings at one or both ends—deliver water slowly.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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Rather than replacing the island’s aging pipe system, the approach would largely rely on the existing drainage network to collect rainwater and funnel it into wells, where it would be injected below the surface into porous rock formations.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Permeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeable. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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