penetrate
verb (used with object)
to pierce or pass into or through.
are penetrating
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present progressiveof penetrate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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They are penetrating the courts, mosques and universities, and can be heard giving sermons online.
From Economist ● Jul. 12, 2018
But more and more, the benefits of China’s economic miracle are penetrating into smaller cities and countryside hamlets — as Mr. Han, a 32-year-old deliveryman for JD.com, an online retailer, knows all too well.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2017
The documents show that remote-control planes are penetrating some of the most guarded airspace in the country.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2015
Either the satellite observations are incorrect, says Trenberth, or, more likely, large amounts of heat are penetrating to regions that are not adequately measured, such as the deepest parts of the oceans.
From US News ● Apr. 16, 2010
In fact, so long as there is any downward momentum the drop and the air behind it are penetrating the liquid, and so long must there be an upward flow of displaced liquid.
From The Splash of a Drop by A. M. (Arthur Mason) Worthington
