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
It’s all intertwined – the legal market has a symbiotic relationship with the black market, and there’s a permeable line between the two.
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Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Landscape Fabric Suffocates Roots Landscape fabric is supposed to be permeable, but the mesh clogs with fine particles.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
The textile strap can be adjusted to your exact liking on each foot, since the fabric is completely permeable.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
Barriers between rich and poor neighborhoods were permeable.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
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Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Landscape Fabric Suffocates Roots Landscape fabric is supposed to be permeable, but the mesh clogs with fine particles.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
The textile strap can be adjusted to your exact liking on each foot, since the fabric is completely permeable.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
Barriers between rich and poor neighborhoods were permeable.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for permeable
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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But the Padres could not manage anything more, and the Pirates added five runs in the eighth inning against Adrián Morejón and a briefly porous defense to secure a 7-1 victory.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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With that history in mind and the porous secondary that existed in Dallas last season, addressing the nickel spot with confidence is still on the agenda for Schottenheimer and the Cowboys.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Permeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeable. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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