as in penetrable
capable of being passed into or through
a cleaner that should not be used on porous surfaces
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In a globalized world of porous borders and transnational connectivity, a metastasizing threat only remains localized for so long.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Bangkok Reuters — Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on Thursday, in a massive repatriation that comes amid a mounting crackdown on scam centers operating along a porous border.
—Reuters, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
In particular, trabecular bone — porous bone tissue that acts like a shock absorber — had become significantly thicker.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
The porous border has long been a conduit for the smuggling of people, weapons, and drugs.
—Kareem Chehayeb and Abby Sewell, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Bangkok Reuters — Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on Thursday, in a massive repatriation that comes amid a mounting crackdown on scam centers operating along a porous border.
—Reuters, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
In particular, trabecular bone — porous bone tissue that acts like a shock absorber — had become significantly thicker.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
The porous border has long been a conduit for the smuggling of people, weapons, and drugs.
—Kareem Chehayeb and Abby Sewell, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for porous
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“Porous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porous. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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