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penetrates

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The bear, suddenly tumescent, sexually penetrates one of the ubiquitous sandals seen on Russian men anytime in summer.

As we drove slowly through the trailer park, the agent told me about the structure of the groups he penetrates.

If secrecy is self-defeating, disgracing those it touches, the novel penetrates its smoke-filled corridors.

As he did in The Last Station, Jay Parini once again penetrates into the mind of a great novelist.

But, like any weathered artist, Brookner's vast experience penetrates the spare frame of her novel, giving it unforeseen life.

This motion is favoured by the gradual though incomplete melting of the flakes as the heat penetrates the mass.

Yet Faith penetrates the vail and sees the glorious land of promise—the inheritance of our race.

I have heard it all before at many a concert, but this time it is intensified a thousandfold and penetrates even into my dreams.

In an effort to win the girl of his heart, the hero penetrates into the wilds of the land of the Incas.

Should this be neglected, the brood is developed, and penetrates further into the flesh.

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On this page you'll find 92 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to penetrates, such as: permeate, drill, seep, crack, pervade, and puncture.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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