as in entered
to go or come in or into
a needle penetrated the heavy canvas only with great effort
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Recent Examples of penetrated
Since most boar spears had cross-guard features near the spearhead, this was often used to trigger the gun once the spear had penetrated the prey.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2025
None of the bullets penetrated the glass.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2025
The affair has gripped Israelis because Qatar, a country that many view as a patron of Hamas, and which has no formal diplomatic ties to Israel, appears to have penetrated the highest corridors of power.
—Tia Goldenberg, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Lava has penetrated protective barriers outside the town multiple times, reaching a hot water pipeline during the most recent eruption in November 2024.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Dante, who is a mix of border collie and German shepherd and is thought to be around 8 years old, could easily have died the day a series of bullets penetrated one of his legs, leaving him bleeding, in pain and struggling to move.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
There is abundant public evidence that Signal is not totally secure and indeed has been penetrated by Russian intelligence.
—Dakota Rudesill, The Conversation, 29 Mar. 2025
During the day, sunlight will be reflected by slanted mirrors that close off the library, illuminating the columns and surrounding statues of the portico that have never in all the library’s 255-year history been penetrated by the rays of the sun.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2025
However, experts doubt their methods could have penetrated the stone that profoundly.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2025
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2025
None of the bullets penetrated the glass.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2025
The affair has gripped Israelis because Qatar, a country that many view as a patron of Hamas, and which has no formal diplomatic ties to Israel, appears to have penetrated the highest corridors of power.
—Tia Goldenberg, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Lava has penetrated protective barriers outside the town multiple times, reaching a hot water pipeline during the most recent eruption in November 2024.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Dante, who is a mix of border collie and German shepherd and is thought to be around 8 years old, could easily have died the day a series of bullets penetrated one of his legs, leaving him bleeding, in pain and struggling to move.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
There is abundant public evidence that Signal is not totally secure and indeed has been penetrated by Russian intelligence.
—Dakota Rudesill, The Conversation, 29 Mar. 2025
During the day, sunlight will be reflected by slanted mirrors that close off the library, illuminating the columns and surrounding statues of the portico that have never in all the library’s 255-year history been penetrated by the rays of the sun.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2025
However, experts doubt their methods could have penetrated the stone that profoundly.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penetrated
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Another judge entered not guilty pleas on Kohberger’s behalf at his arraignment in May 2023, to four counts of first-degree murder and one of burglary.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Seeing arriving police officers, the suspect ran off through the apartment complex, crossed a set of trolley tracks, ran across a parking lot at the 47th Street Trolley Station and entered a residential complex, the lieutenant said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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The mountain is a troll’s hat that was pierced by an arrow following a grand chase; when the sun rose, all the trolls involved in the spectacle and those watching it—plus the punctured hat—turned to stone forever, forming Torghatten and the striking array of other peaks in the region.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
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My first arrow had pierced his rib cage and then ripped through to lodge in a shoulder blade.—
Ray Alt,
Outdoor Life,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Penetrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penetrated. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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