penetrate
verb (used with object)
to pierce or pass into or through.
has been penetrating
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present perfect progressiveof penetrate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“This is the way in which the very extreme and dystopian model of the gig economy has been penetrating the conventional economy,” Aloisi said.
From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2024
It’s true that rooftop solar has been penetrating low-income neighborhoods, but only slowly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2022
The leaven of faith has been penetrating the entire mass of German theology, and the prospect is to-day brighter than ever before.
From History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology by J. F. (John Fletcher) Hurst
