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 Because the Shoreline would consist mostly of permeable surfaces that allow rainwater to penetrate into the ground, an elaborate system would be unnecessary, Stearns, Mullerat and Regalado say. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025 That proves crucial to the flow of a linear but highly permeable film that moves forward through time like water through a fishing net, catching whatever real or invented memories are big enough to get stuck in the mesh. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 May 2025 Park district lands grant for garden lot permeable pavers Naperville Park District will use a $785,308 grant to install a permeable paver parking lot at the Ron Ory Community Garden Plots. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025 But the burgeoning southern Tuscan seaside scene is more open and permeable. Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for permeable
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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
  • Strong actors also can’t prop up a script built out of barely penetrable mumbo jumbo.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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  • Bleach also does not deal with roots of mold colonies growing on porous surfaces.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
  • Social media and hybrid workplaces have made our environments even more porous such that contagion spreads faster—emotionally and professionally.
    Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

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“Permeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeable. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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