as in dripping
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water percolating through the coffee filter
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Recent Examples of percolating
Just like you, all these brands once had an idea for a luxury business percolating around their heads.
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Matteo Atti, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The pre-outrage was already percolating online when Beck did not play nearly the entire second half because of what appeared to be an elbow injury to his throwing arm.
—The Athletic College Football, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
Kahn said this idea of 1-on-1 racing has been percolating in his head for 10 years.
—Cory Mull, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The project has been percolating for months (Powell signed on back in May) but is finally heading before cameras early next year.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
Talk of working with writers moves quickly to things that are percolating.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
Yet Alcala simply the most toxic example of something else, something that seems somehow invisible yet unavoidable, percolating even during the most innocuous moments.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
The idea had been percolating for a while.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
Even though those other factors have been percolating for a while, former Californians are shouldering much of the state’s conservative ire.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
Matteo Atti, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The pre-outrage was already percolating online when Beck did not play nearly the entire second half because of what appeared to be an elbow injury to his throwing arm.
—The Athletic College Football, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
Kahn said this idea of 1-on-1 racing has been percolating in his head for 10 years.
—Cory Mull, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The project has been percolating for months (Powell signed on back in May) but is finally heading before cameras early next year.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
Talk of working with writers moves quickly to things that are percolating.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
Yet Alcala simply the most toxic example of something else, something that seems somehow invisible yet unavoidable, percolating even during the most innocuous moments.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
The idea had been percolating for a while.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
Even though those other factors have been percolating for a while, former Californians are shouldering much of the state’s conservative ire.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Percolating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolating. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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