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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To no one’s surprise, thin plastic bags are permeable, especially to something as unflinching as mould.
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Melissa Kenny, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Fracking enables the extraction of oil and gases encased in rock formations thousands of feet underground that are not easily permeable via traditional drilling methods.
—Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
The festival was more permeable to the innovations seen in our music scene.
—Marcello Junior Dino, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
Neurotransmitters become unbalanced, and the blood-brain barrier becomes more permeable.
—Janelle McSwiggin, Msn, Health, 25 Sep. 2024
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Melissa Kenny, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Fracking enables the extraction of oil and gases encased in rock formations thousands of feet underground that are not easily permeable via traditional drilling methods.
—Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
The festival was more permeable to the innovations seen in our music scene.
—Marcello Junior Dino, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
Neurotransmitters become unbalanced, and the blood-brain barrier becomes more permeable.
—Janelle McSwiggin, Msn, Health, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Permeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeable. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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