as in penetrable
capable of being passed into or through
a cleaner that should not be used on porous surfaces
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Recent Examples of porous
Now, of course, politics gets involved, and the border gets less porous, and people get vilified on both sides.
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025
In This Article Cleaning marble can be trickier than other popular countertop types because of the porous nature of this natural stone.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
While well-intentioned, the age verification process is built on an honor system, making the process very porous.
—Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
What People Are Saying Jennifer Carpenter, the deputy executive director of Conservation and Government Relations for The Nature Conservancy in Florida, told Newsweek that the rising sea levels could affect inland infrastructure, due to the nature of Florida's low and porous coastline.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for porous
Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025
In This Article Cleaning marble can be trickier than other popular countertop types because of the porous nature of this natural stone.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
While well-intentioned, the age verification process is built on an honor system, making the process very porous.
—Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
What People Are Saying Jennifer Carpenter, the deputy executive director of Conservation and Government Relations for The Nature Conservancy in Florida, told Newsweek that the rising sea levels could affect inland infrastructure, due to the nature of Florida's low and porous coastline.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for porous
Adjective
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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
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Strong actors also can’t prop up a script built out of barely penetrable mumbo jumbo.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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In both the Palisades and Altadena, as soon as the fires were contained, the water companies spent a full week flushing the water lines in an effort to prevent any contaminants from the fires from settling on the bottom of pipes or penetrating into chemically permeable PVC, Olivares said.—
Ashley Belanger – May 27,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2025
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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
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“Porous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porous. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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