penetrating
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biting, bitter, cutting, keen, piercing, raw, sharp, shrewd, smarting, stinging
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So, instead, here are some of the most startling and penetrating quotes from Nanette. — Jenny Hollander, Marie Claire, "13 Hannah Gadsby 'Nanette' Quotes You Won't Be Able to Stop Thinking About," 20 July 2018 The penetrating documentary, which gets remarkable access to its subjects, is an honest, universal look at body issues and the navigation of relationships. — David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle, "Frameline offers movie feast during Pride Week," 14 June 2018 Rieslings from Austria generally feel firmer, denser and more penetrating, while those from Alsace are altogether bigger and more voluminous. — Eric Asimov, New York Times, "2016 Dry German Rieslings: Graceful, Resonant, Delicious," 3 May 2018 No one has written with more penetrating skepticism about the history of human rights than Samuel Moyn, a professor of law and history at Yale and one of the leading academic intellectuals at work today. — Adam Kirsch, WSJ, "‘Not Enough’ Review: Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There," 19 Apr. 2018 Comey set up an unprecedented public challenge from someone of his stature to a sitting commander in chief, framing the most penetrating critique of Trump's White House yet from an establishment figure. — Stephen Collinson, CNN, "Trump now faces Comey's moral assault," 16 Apr. 2018 Without offering a spoiler, the two plots reveal in their unlikely interconnectedness a penetrating portrait of Israeli society today. — Jessica Zack, San Francisco Chronicle, "Actor stars in two penetrating looks at Israel today," 7 Mar. 2018 Misdirection fakes, screens, play-action and draws, for example, can take the edge off a penetrating front. — Jeff Mclane, Philly.com, "Film analysis: Why the Eagles' defensive line is their best chance at winning the Super Bowl | Jeff McLane," 26 Jan. 2018 Private insurers, who mostly have paid these bills without question, also are taking a more penetrating look at spending on the controversial lab work. — Fred Schulte, Philly.com, "Medicare fails to recover hundreds of millions of dollars in lab overcharges," 15 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'penetrating.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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