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penetrates
verb as in pierce; get through physically
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verb as in understand or be understood
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By being forced to conceal their feminist values, she argues women are being stripped of their ability to fight against gender inequality, which penetrates workplaces, politics and public life.
"A man penetrates, conquers, colonizes, plants. A woman receives, surrenders, accepts."
Light barely penetrates a few meters below the surface, so satellites cannot see deeper seagrass patches.
Potholes occur when water penetrates the surface of the road and affects the underlying base material, said Jennifer De Prez, a city spokesperson.
UV radiation is emitted by the Sun and penetrates the Earth's atmosphere.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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