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
From spreading grounds to permeable streets, Los Angeles' sponge city vision is about preparing for a wetter—and drier—future, turning storms into protection, supply, and resilience.
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Marina Jurica, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The trend is driven by the popularity of midcentury modern homes, along with organic design founded on lots of neutral textiles, clean, light wood interiors, low-slung seating, plants, open shelving and permeable borders between inside and outside.
—Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Tuff, which is soft and porous and formed out of volcanic ash, is topped by basalt, which is harder and less permeable.
—Katie Kitamura, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
From alpine-ready Polartec® Power Shield™ Pro and circular-enabled Polartec® Power Shield™ RPM, to the groundbreaking new Polartec® AirCore™—the industry’s first truly air-permeable membrane—the future of weather protection is being rewritten in the Polartec innovation labs.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
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Marina Jurica, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The trend is driven by the popularity of midcentury modern homes, along with organic design founded on lots of neutral textiles, clean, light wood interiors, low-slung seating, plants, open shelving and permeable borders between inside and outside.
—Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Tuff, which is soft and porous and formed out of volcanic ash, is topped by basalt, which is harder and less permeable.
—Katie Kitamura, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
From alpine-ready Polartec® Power Shield™ Pro and circular-enabled Polartec® Power Shield™ RPM, to the groundbreaking new Polartec® AirCore™—the industry’s first truly air-permeable membrane—the future of weather protection is being rewritten in the Polartec innovation labs.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
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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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Moisture that seeps into porous materials like fabrics, wicker, and wood freezes and expands, causing cracking and splitting.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
27 Jan. 2026
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Known for their exceptional thermal insulation, aerogels predominantly consist of air trapped within a porous solid matrix.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Permeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeable. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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