permeable
Example Sentences
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Over time, the gut barrier may become more permeable, a condition often referred to as "leaky gut."
From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026
The other concrete walkways were replaced by flagstones, creating more natural and permeable pathways through the garden.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025
The water that’s entering permeable earth instead of being blocked by concrete is helping to replenish natural underground reservoirs that benefit humans and the environment.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
The idea that our constitutional order could work without having somewhat permeable lines between those, I think, isn’t realistic, especially in a modern world.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 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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