as in penetrable
capable of being passed into or through
a permeable fabric that allows your body heat to escape will be much more comfortable in the summertime
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Plus, the permeable fabric makes this shoe comfortable to wear in both warm and cool temperatures — much like its pricey counterpart.
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Alyssa Brascia, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
If subsurface conditions were adequately permeable, the heated water could rise to power a turbine at the surface and produce electricity.
—Pat Sapinsley, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Soft and comfortable, but a bit thick and permeable for all but the coldest, driest winter conditions.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 20 Nov. 2024
After all, Algeria remains the primary economic and security power in the region and has a long, permeable border with Mali.
—Vish Sakthivel, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2014
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Alyssa Brascia, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
If subsurface conditions were adequately permeable, the heated water could rise to power a turbine at the surface and produce electricity.
—Pat Sapinsley, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Soft and comfortable, but a bit thick and permeable for all but the coldest, driest winter conditions.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 20 Nov. 2024
After all, Algeria remains the primary economic and security power in the region and has a long, permeable border with Mali.
—Vish Sakthivel, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2014
See All Example Sentences for permeable
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“Permeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permeable. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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