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Recent Examples of penetrant
If there are larger, more penetrant rust stains, begin at step one with an overnight soak or consider using method 2.
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 15 July 2024
In some cases these risk alleles are very penetrant, in that a particular state predicts with high likelihood a disease phenotype.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2013
Through working with master jewelers to realize her penetrant vision, Lipton has created something that embodies much more than a fine jewelry collection.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 15 July 2024
In some cases these risk alleles are very penetrant, in that a particular state predicts with high likelihood a disease phenotype.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2013
Through working with master jewelers to realize her penetrant vision, Lipton has created something that embodies much more than a fine jewelry collection.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penetrant
Adjective
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One spring day in Paris many years ago, my wife, Diana, a most penetrating photographer, capable of seeing like no one else, decided, as an experiment, to walk across the city blindfolded.—
Hisham Matar,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
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Since the war began in Gaza, more than six months ago, the Israeli magazine +972 has published some of the most penetrating reporting on the Israel Defense Forces’ conduct.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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This strategic partnership has been particularly beneficial, as access to PepsiCo’s extensive distribution network has accelerated Celsius’s recent growth and market penetration.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Start your meal with a samosa or chicken 65 appetizer, then peruse the extensive menu that includes clay oven barbecue namak mandi peshawar dishes, plus Indian dishes such as chicken tikka masala, aloo gobi and paneer tikka masala.—
Alexandra Maloney,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2025
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Noah Davis’s premature death in 2015, at just 32, deprived the world of a singular talent whose work combined technical mastery with a profound empathy for everyday life.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Stardust is at the forefront of an alternative path: One in which private companies drive the development, and perhaps deployment, of technologies that experts say could have profound consequences for the planet.—
Ramin Skibba,
WIRED,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Penetrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penetrant. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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