as in penetrable
capable of being passed into or through
a cleaner that should not be used on porous surfaces
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Recent Examples of porous
While well-intentioned, the age verification process is built on an honor system, making the process very porous.
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Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
What People Are Saying Jennifer Carpenter, the deputy executive director of Conservation and Government Relations for The Nature Conservancy in Florida, told Newsweek that the rising sea levels could affect inland infrastructure, due to the nature of Florida's low and porous coastline.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
And when that wall is porous, the people in the editorial department are forced to run scared from truth-telling.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 15 May 2025
When boundaries in business relationships are too porous, leaders can feel overwhelmed, taken advantage of, or emotionally depleted.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
What People Are Saying Jennifer Carpenter, the deputy executive director of Conservation and Government Relations for The Nature Conservancy in Florida, told Newsweek that the rising sea levels could affect inland infrastructure, due to the nature of Florida's low and porous coastline.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
And when that wall is porous, the people in the editorial department are forced to run scared from truth-telling.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 15 May 2025
When boundaries in business relationships are too porous, leaders can feel overwhelmed, taken advantage of, or emotionally depleted.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for porous
Adjective
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Strong actors also can’t prop up a script built out of barely penetrable mumbo jumbo.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Consider the material: Leather sofas are less penetrable by dust, debris, and liquids than fabric sofas.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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That proves crucial to the flow of a linear but highly permeable film that moves forward through time like water through a fishing net, catching whatever real or invented memories are big enough to get stuck in the mesh.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 May 2025
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Park district lands grant for garden lot permeable pavers Naperville Park District will use a $785,308 grant to install a permeable paver parking lot at the Ron Ory Community Garden Plots.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Porous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porous. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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