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permeable

[pur-mee-uh-buhl] / ˈpɜr mi ə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
absorbent, penetrable
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
inpenetrable unpermeable


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"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

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

Sci-fi series mainly about love, whose lead characters fall afoul of quantum physics and permeable realities.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024

What’s under examination is the strange permeable barrier between life and death, and the way it appears to those who are left behind to deal with the fallout.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

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




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