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
This year’s brick pavilion was conceived as a rhythmic structure that shifts from opaque to permeable.
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Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
Replacing concrete in parking lots with more permeable materials, such as grass tiles, would also be beneficial.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
While designed to be water- and air-permeable, pores in landscape fabric get plugged up with soil and debris over time, blocking the flow of air and water to plant roots.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2026
The plastic wrap is permeable enough for air to get in.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
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Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
Replacing concrete in parking lots with more permeable materials, such as grass tiles, would also be beneficial.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
While designed to be water- and air-permeable, pores in landscape fabric get plugged up with soil and debris over time, blocking the flow of air and water to plant roots.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2026
The plastic wrap is permeable enough for air to get in.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permeable
Adjective
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The wall between the two has long been viewed as performative and penetrable.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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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
Adjective
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Combined with the country’s porous land border with the Dominican Republic, the deteriorating conditions have helped transform Haiti into a regional transit hub for drug trafficking, the report found.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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Queen City Boundaries between urban and rural America were always porous.—
Matthew Smith,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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“Permeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeable. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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