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penetrative

[pen-i-tray-tiv] / ˈpɛn ɪˌtreɪ tɪv /






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Unless there are recurring, penetrative rains in August, the family will sell half of its herd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2021

The report says mobile phones "reveal patterns of our daily personal and professional lives and enable penetrative insights into our actions, behaviour, beliefs, and state of mind".

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2020

Above all, alchemists strove to capture the fluid, penetrative properties of ‘mercury’.

From Nature ● Apr. 28, 2020

It helps that his midfield is less rigid – “I never want it to be absolutely structured” – but Kovacic showed the ability to unlock Hull with a penetrative pass from deep.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 27, 2020

He is observant, penetrative, didactic, satirical, and reflective. 

From About London by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie


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