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
Just days after more than a dozen Russian drones penetrated Poland’s airspace, causing NATO jets to scramble and shoot them down, Romania said another drone crossed its borders at the weekend.
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Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
At least 19 drones penetrated Polish airspace in that instance, according to Warsaw.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
On March 29, 2024, in a game against Alba Berlin, Hayes-Davis penetrated and scored the game’s first basket.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Hamas had brutally penetrated our southern border, embarking on the slaughter of civilians.
—Ron Scherf, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
My bullet had penetrated the neck between the jugular and the bone, missing the spine by a fraction.
—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Scientists say these have contaminated the soil, filled our oceans, disrupted food chains and penetrated most people’s organs and bones.
—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Students described being held down and having teammates rub their genitals on their faces, being groped in locker rooms, and in some cases penetrated with a broomstick.
—Hannah Dreyfus, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2025
For example, the most precise work is in a left lateral incisor, where the artisan’s cavity only penetrated the tooth’s enamel.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
At least 19 drones penetrated Polish airspace in that instance, according to Warsaw.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
On March 29, 2024, in a game against Alba Berlin, Hayes-Davis penetrated and scored the game’s first basket.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Hamas had brutally penetrated our southern border, embarking on the slaughter of civilians.
—Ron Scherf, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
My bullet had penetrated the neck between the jugular and the bone, missing the spine by a fraction.
—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Scientists say these have contaminated the soil, filled our oceans, disrupted food chains and penetrated most people’s organs and bones.
—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Students described being held down and having teammates rub their genitals on their faces, being groped in locker rooms, and in some cases penetrated with a broomstick.
—Hannah Dreyfus, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2025
For example, the most precise work is in a left lateral incisor, where the artisan’s cavity only penetrated the tooth’s enamel.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for penetrated
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On Tuesday, it was reported that Indian troops had joined a military drill with Russian and Belarusian forces near Minsk, days after Russian drones entered Polish and Romanian airspace.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Every Wild sweater worn by Wild players this season will display a patch with the number 25 on it to honor of quarter century since Minnesota re-entered the NHL as an expansion team in 2000.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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Polish officials said Russian drones pierced their airspace 19 times from late Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The morning sun barely pierced the haze over Maitighar Mandala, yet the atmosphere was electric.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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In June, the Democratic group of senators accused the Department of Education of refusing to comply with Warren's monthslong congressional investigation into what, if any, records have been accessed by DOGE employees that could be sensitive.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Not only highlighting the ingenuity of Purdy’s design sensibility, the initiative draws attention to the depth of talent found within the region and how, through collaboration, it can be applied and accessed on an international stage.—
Roddy Clarke,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Penetrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penetrated. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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