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porous

adjective as in having holes; absorbent

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Its geography and "porous borders" make it an ideal transit point for illicit drugs, the UN says.

From BBC

This stone is too porous, that boulder is too jagged; none of them has a square footage large enough to crush me so flat that an airtight seal will form between myself and the ground.

From Salon

This, alongside the park’s porous landscape and additional retention ponds, enable it to capture 23 million gallons of stormwater during Bangkok’s rainiest months.

Nigeria's porous borders, widespread corruption and weak enforcement have made it a key transit hub for ivory, pangolin scales and other wildlife products.

From BBC

Even Seoul’s wealthiest neighborhoods feel, to an extent that is hard to see in many American cities, porous and accessible.

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

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