as in penetrable
capable of being passed into or through
the new road has a pervious surface that will cut down on the amount of water that collects on it during heavy rains
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Recent Examples of pervious
The Athletic put Smith’s pervious deal at $12M per year, which makes the new contract a 66% pay increase.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
About 15% of homes sold above list price, virtually unchanged from 16% in both the pervious month and the year-earlier period.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
There is growing data that the younger generation expects to be mobile and unsettled longer than pervious generations.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The pervious administration had a series of feckless responses.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2025
The Athletic put Smith’s pervious deal at $12M per year, which makes the new contract a 66% pay increase.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
About 15% of homes sold above list price, virtually unchanged from 16% in both the pervious month and the year-earlier period.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
There is growing data that the younger generation expects to be mobile and unsettled longer than pervious generations.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
This year, the fair hosted a whopping 53 brands up from 39 the pervious year.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2024
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
About 15% of homes sold above list price, virtually unchanged from 16% in both the pervious month and the year-earlier period.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
There is growing data that the younger generation expects to be mobile and unsettled longer than pervious generations.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The pervious administration had a series of feckless responses.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2025
The Athletic put Smith’s pervious deal at $12M per year, which makes the new contract a 66% pay increase.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
About 15% of homes sold above list price, virtually unchanged from 16% in both the pervious month and the year-earlier period.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
There is growing data that the younger generation expects to be mobile and unsettled longer than pervious generations.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
This year, the fair hosted a whopping 53 brands up from 39 the pervious year.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pervious
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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The developer should go back to the drawing board and come up with a way to create a larger buffer of trees and permeable surfaces between the park and their development.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
The Denver Post,
17 Feb. 2025
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Standard filters like reverse osmosis — which runs water through a semi-permeable membrane — typically remove a large portion of microplastics and PFAS.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The brains of people with dementia had more, though the researchers noted that might be because those brains have a more porous blood-brain barrier and are less able to clear toxins.—
Nina Agrawal,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Michigan also capitalized on the Terps’ porous defense in the lane.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Pervious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervious. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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