permeable
Example Sentences
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“When we changed it to permeable material, it absorbed the sound and made everything a lot quieter and a lot cooler too.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The models indicate that the amount of fractured, permeable rock created by an impact depended mainly on the energy of the collision, which was controlled by the asteroid's size and speed.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
"During food intake, the water flows through the permeable funnel wall, is filtered, and the particle-free water is then released back into the environment via the gills," explains Blanke.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 22, 2025
Imagine streets and sidewalks with healthy tree canopies, permeable paving, and green infrastructure that captures rainwater for recharge or reuse, so it enters the water table instead of being directed to our channelized rivers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
He was lonely still, but it was only a mist, a weather front that passed through him when he was alone, a feeling of having turned too permeable.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
Vocabulary lists containing permeable
Cell Biology - Middle School
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Life Science: Cell Biology
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The Water Cycle - Introductory
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