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Recent Examples of breathable
Bedding essentials like cooling mattresses, breathable sheets, and gel pillows are all necessities anytime of year to ensure a sweat-free sleep.
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
And materials offer better climate control textiles and waterproofing technologies that keep shoes lighter and more breathable in all conditions.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Halara Flex Sweatpant Jeans With Pockets Teens love wearing these Halara sweatpant jeans, which are constructed from a four-way stretch denim material that is incredibly soft and breathable.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
The best striped sheets should be crisp but also soft, machine washable, durable, and breathable.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
And materials offer better climate control textiles and waterproofing technologies that keep shoes lighter and more breathable in all conditions.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Halara Flex Sweatpant Jeans With Pockets Teens love wearing these Halara sweatpant jeans, which are constructed from a four-way stretch denim material that is incredibly soft and breathable.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
The best striped sheets should be crisp but also soft, machine washable, durable, and breathable.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathable
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Eggshells in this group tend to be relatively porous for dinosaur eggs, and that feature could offer clues about this ancient ecosystem during the Cretaceous period (145 million to 66 million years ago), when Earth was already starting to cool down.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The majority of these fossils are believed to belong to the species Placoolithus tumiaolingensis, a type of dinosaur known for having highly porous eggshells.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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It is focused on doing away with concrete and replacing it with permeable pavers so water seeps in, rather than running out.—
Leyla Shokoohe,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Sep. 2025
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Work to replace the gravel parking lot at the entrance to the Ron Ory Community Gardens Plots with permeable pavers begins this week, a Naperville Park District news release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Breathable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathable. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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