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 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.
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Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
Hydrogels are soft, permeable materials made of polymer networks that hold water.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
And in this four-way staring contest that pits people against corporations, AI, and aliens, the permeable mammalian eye faces stiff competition indeed.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
The semi-transparent curtain, moved by the wind, is a metaphor for a flexible, permeable border.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 23 July 2025
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Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
Hydrogels are soft, permeable materials made of polymer networks that hold water.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
And in this four-way staring contest that pits people against corporations, AI, and aliens, the permeable mammalian eye faces stiff competition indeed.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
The semi-transparent curtain, moved by the wind, is a metaphor for a flexible, permeable border.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 23 July 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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Water can stain porous materials like wood, marble, and granite.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Brick is porous and has to breathe.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Permeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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