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
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.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Keep one for meat and animal products, ideally made from a non-porous substance like metal, glass, or plastic.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 10 Sep. 2025
America is too porous, too open, too restless for permanent darkness.
—John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
The Brick is porous and has to breathe.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Keep one for meat and animal products, ideally made from a non-porous substance like metal, glass, or plastic.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 10 Sep. 2025
America is too porous, too open, too restless for permanent darkness.
—John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
The Brick is porous and has to breathe.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for porous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for porous
Adjective
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Bouncing back seven years after the barely penetrable Sunset, the Hungarian director’s new film takes its time to kick in but is a uniquely personal coming-of-age drama.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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Mescal’s performance is carefully pitched in its quiet devastation, but Lionel, hidden behind his thick glasses and polite manner, is never quite penetrable.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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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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“Porous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porous. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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