as in penetrable
capable of being passed into or through
the new road has a pervious surface that will cut down on the amount of water that collects on it during heavy rains
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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 -
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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Their results suggest that several factors worked together to sustain the underground environment, including highly permeable fractured rocks, lingering heat from the impact itself and the region's natural geothermal energy.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
10 June 2026
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In Brisbane, that boundary is more permeable.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
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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“Pervious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervious. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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