Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: porous

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Usage examples:

A former pollster for former President Bill Clinton said Friday that the Biden administration was scrambling to “clean” up the chaos on the “porous” southern border before the 2024 election.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/05/no-question-former-clinton-pollster-says-biden-admin-is-racing-to-clean-up-border-chaos-before-2024-election/

After 3:45 p.m., however, the school is more porous as doors are opened for public meetings and other activities, she said.

Source: https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2023/06/23/overnight-winter-shelter-return-community-services

And they will do so often using phony documentation, like their parents, in order to slide through the porous US immigration system.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/05/13/kid-mess-of-joe-bidens-making/

Better border inspections aren’t a bad idea, but they won’t bother the thousands of illegal immigrants who sneak across our porous border every week carrying backpacks filled with undeclared goods.

Source: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/02/09/biden-had-little-time-for-border-security-in-state-of-the-union-speech/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=biden-had-little-time-for-border-security-in-state-of-the-union-speech

Biochar is lightweight — like popcorn — and porous like a sponge, which is why it already has an international market.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5451807/colorado-ponders-carbon-storage-in-defunct-oil-and-gas-wells-2/

Biochar particles are incredibly porous, creating nooks and crannies that hold onto excess nutrients, water, and microbes.

Source: https://kiowacountypress.net/content/biochars-rise-farms-could-help-capture-more-carbon

Coach Sean McVay’s success with the Rams is undeniable, but with a young and porous defense the Rams are going to need to score a lot of points to compete.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2023-09-09/letters-la-times-sports-dodgers-julio-urias

Cytosorbents Corporation engages in the research, development, and commercialization of medical devices with its blood purification technology platform incorporating a proprietary adsorbent and porous polymer technology.

Source: https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/01/21/cytosorbents-co-nasdaqctso-short-interest-down-16-1-in-december.html

Glass is porous and absorbs the minerals from hard water very easily, which is what causes the cloudy appearance.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/cleaning/article-11747109/A-mum-used-hydrochloric-pool-acid-remove-hard-water-stains-glass-door.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Groups in Myanmar are at the heart of this trade, most prominently Shan state – a war-torn region in the country’s east sharing a long, porous border with Laos.

Source: https://laotimes.com/cheaper-than-beer-laos-meth-prices-plummet-as-myanmar-chaos-fuels-trade/

Healthy productive roses need a healthy, porous, organically rich soil that drains well and is mulched to retain water.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/lifestyle/home-and-garden/story/2023-11-04/rose-location-one-of-the-biggest-factors-for-blooming-success

However, the Panthers struggled to run the football, the team had eight false start penalties and the defense was porous in a 37-27 loss.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/sports-news/2023/09/panthers-qb-bryce-young-returns-to-practice-after-missing-week-3-status-vs-vikings-still-uncertain/

It feels like the boundaries are so porous among genres that I’m not sure what I read the most of.

Source: https://www.pressenterprise.com/2023/03/17/the-book-pages-the-case-of-the-forgotten-los-angeles-poet/

It is also highly interconnected with porous borders, heavily reliant on tourism, and susceptible to climatic change and disasters.

Source: https://stluciatimes.com/160079/2023/12/carpha-idb-sign-landmark-pandemic-agreement/

It’s very likely that a plume of this bulk would not form on a monolithic asteroid, and that the observed effect is a distinct consequence of Dimorphos’s porous nature.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/rubble-pile-asteroids-are-hard-to-kill-1850030733

Overall, the candidates made efforts to express their positions on topics like the economy, the war between Ukraine and Russia, abortion, and the porous southern border.

Source: https://wabcradio.com/2023/08/24/gop-debate-centers-on-economy-immigration/

Professor Kevin Sivula at EPFL is pictured holding the small chamber and one of his 'transparent porous conductive substrates'

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11595627/Leaf-like-device-extracts-water-air-produce-hydrogen-fuel.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

South Africa’s borders are already porous in terms of people coming in and products are now going to come in through other avenues as well,” he said.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/business/sa-losing-62bn-a-year-due-to-illicit-financial-flows/

Southeast Minnesota's groundwater is particularly vulnerable to nitrate pollution because of the many sinkholes and fractures in the porous limestone underlying the region.

Source: https://m.startribune.com/epa-to-minnesota-take-action-to-protect-people-from-polluted-wells-in-eight-counties-mpca/600318286/